Healthy Shoulder Handbook: 100 Exercises for Treating and Preventing Frozen Shoulder, Rotator Cuff and other Common Injuries

I had left rotator cuff surgery in May of 2024 followed by five months of physical therapy. I bought the Healthy Shoulder Handbook by Dr. Karl Knoph to help me do some additional stretching exercises to regain a little more range of motion. I started at Chapter Three: The Exercises which contain the Passive and Gentle Series, Floor Series, Roller series, Cane Series, Wall and Door Series, Active Range of Motion Series, Resistance Conditioning Series, Dumbbell Series and Self Massage Series. Each series has numerous exercises to help you gain strength, stamina, and stability in the different mu

When the book arrives, you can flip to any page and get going immediately. Of course they recommend that you read the intro and skim the book so you can build a daily routine.Every page has multiple photos of the exercises, starting position, middle, and ending position, with a brief explanation of each position - could not be easier to follow to understand what to do, how to do it, and why.It starts with some basic physiology (great to learn how intricate and fragile the shoulder really is), moves into light stretches and exercises, then applies resistance as you advance through your therapy.

Good resource for shoulder therapy and exercises. Very well written information to understand the anatomy of muscles, Etc.

I liked the way the author teaches you about all the different types of shoulder issues, and has great colorful photos to show the inside of your shoulder. For me, it helps to paint a picture. The exercises are easy to do, and you can do something different every day, so you end up working the entire area. I was given exercises at PT, but I not as many. PT was very expensive. I think if I had the book, I might have been able to skip the PT. I chose this book, because it really appeared to have it all, in spite of being a small book. I also relied on the five stars given by other, who bought th

................BUY this book. Unfortunately for me I purchased the book after enduring a massive rotator cuff injury that put me out of commission for about two years. Injury. Surgery. Rehab? That's an 18 month process.A section of the book deals with exercises where RISK of injury outweighs REWARDS from that exercise and gives you safe alternatives. The book also gives you concise and clear exercises to help you strengthen your shoulder and hopefully allow you to go through life without enduring a shoulder injury. I've had three knee surgeries and without a doubt, the shoulder thing was far

This book was a both a little on the basic side and also a little on the technical side -- but the two never seemed to get together. While it may be interesting and at times helpful to know the medical terms for one thing or another, this can bog down people who really don't need to know this information in order to learn how to exercise and maintain their shoulder health. At the same time, knowing the name of the specific muscle or joint that is giving you trouble (from discussions with your health care professional) and seeing those same names in the book will help you find relief if you are

This is an excellent book to pick up where your physical therapist left off. I had just begun to improve when my insurance would no longer pay for my therapy. On my last day of therapy my PT gave me a 1 page hand out that did not clearly illustrate the execises that I needed to begin. I looked up those exercises in this book which were clearly illustrated by photos with suggestions regarding posture while performing these exercises. While it is true that the author does not give a routine to rehabilitate specific injuries, there is no one size fits all plan. Everyone must have an individualize

The book starts with shoulder anatomy that helped me understand the mechanics of how the shoulder works. Next it goes over common symptoms, assessment and potential treatments.Above half way into the book the exercises start. Some of them are extremely simple to do, but I could immediately feel stretching I was achieving after just a few repetitions. Some exercises are easy to do while sitting in front of the computer so it is something that easy to do even while you are working. Gradually exercises become more intense. Some exercises involve props such as towel, rubber bands, weights and stic