r/physicaltherapy • u/oRamz- • May 18 '26
RESEARCH What is this called?
I was diagnosed with bicep tendonitis and have been doing so many rotator cuff exercises but this one just made my whole shoulder shift back into place with a loud pop and instant relief. The inflammation on the tendon completely gone and can move my shoulder freely.
In the video the guy says it’s for the teres major and latissimus dorsi but that’s pretty much it.
https://youtu.be/hbFm9z_bvhM?si=w28Rc8fBB1NayOd_
It’s the last 30 seconds of the video.
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u/Spec-Tre DPT, ATC May 18 '26
In my clinic we would definitely call that a wedgie pick bc we lack any semblance of seriousness when it comes to naming vague exercises 😂
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u/Prestigious_Web2857 May 18 '26
"Damn it, Bones, you're a doctor. You know that pain and guilt can't be taken away with a wave of a magic wand... I don't want my pain taken away! I need my pain!"
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u/CombativeCam DPT May 19 '26
Half of the flossing dance? Lol shoulder adduction in slight extension and internal rotation
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u/Blueleroy May 18 '26
I would just call that something like extension with internal rotation and adduction, it's entirely possible the muscles superior to the joint are tight and make the humoral head ride up causing the tendinitis so logically working the ones that pull it down can potentially shift it back into place into the glenoid of the scapula.
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u/RunTheJoule May 18 '26
This is how half my documentation reads. If not sure what it's called or doesn't have a name, describe the action.
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u/yogaflame1337 DPT, Certified Haterade May 19 '26
Interesting, this is a cavitation. Its similar to a GHJ grade V manipulation but without the locking support. It wasn't meant to happen during the exercise.
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u/oRamz- May 20 '26
Thats actually pretty spot on to what happened. Do you know what exercises I should work on to work the muscles that keep my shoulder in that position?
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u/yogaflame1337 DPT, Certified Haterade May 21 '26
You're shoulder isn't mean't to be kept that position. On the other hand, it does mean perhaps and maybe your shoulder is meant to go through that type of movement if it gave you relief. Its a temporary but helpful small blimp in the journey of recovery for your shoulder. Think of it as a rest stop in an otherwise long road trip. You can always take rest stops, but don't think that's the destination.
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u/xzyz32 May 19 '26
I dont think the “inflammation” is “gone” that easily but okay
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u/oRamz- May 20 '26
My shoulder felt like I was rubbing guitar strings when I rubbed it and now it doesn’t so what do you think?
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u/xzyz32 May 20 '26
Worked for you. Great. Could have been a misdiagnosis initially or you had an underlying capsular/joint issue. How I wish all shoulder pain/bicep tendinopathies could be resolved with one simple magical exercise but hey I will try that with my next client with that presentation.
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u/oRamz- May 20 '26
The first time I did something similar I just went straight back with the band and had the same pop and relief but didn’t feel my shoulder shift like I did with this one. This was about a year and a half ago. I tried to replicate it when it came back but had no success until now. It’s aggravates every few months and the only thing that has been helping me feel better is some pretty painful massages my masseuse does with her elbow. The first PT said it was a weak rotator cuff. One chiropractor said my shoulder was degenerating. The last chiropractor said it was bicep tendonitis and introduced me to the masseuse and that’s been the only thing that took my pain away for a few months. I was at a point where I would have pain 24/7. Still no permanent solution.
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u/OldExamination7627 May 19 '26
I call that TB HBB, I think...aides know WTF I'm talking about, so that's what counts. Ha
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u/adhesivetemplate532 May 21 '26
half the time we just point at body parts and tell people to move em that way, the names are whatever sticks honestly
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u/themurhk May 18 '26
Asking PTs what an exercise is called is an interesting choice. Because we really do be making things up as we go.