How To Tell If You’ve Got A Rotator Cuff Tear 

Anyone else having trouble finding the link in the description mentioned in this video about treating a rotator cuff tear?

Thanks for the info. Your exercises make a lot of sense. The orthopedic doctor never diagnosed me with a specific shoulder problem and sent me to physical therapy. The physical therapist put me through the wringer, putting me on different machines etc. I thought, the farm work I do is easier on me than this, but I thought she knew what she as doing. Well, she really set me back. The first thing doctors say when you come with a problem (when you are over 60) is that it is arthritis. They don't do x-rays to prove it. This Orthopedic doctor who told me that was problem did do an x-ray. No arthritis! So I plan on doing your exercises which don't hurt!

Very informative video.3 out 3 tests are positive I have shoulder cuff tear which was diagnosed ny my physio as frozen shoulder. Thanks a lot for this public service.

Great ways to check if you have a rotator cuff tear. Thank you!

Thank you very much for your well-made and informative video. I think I have a tear, and will be referring to your video on how to treat it. Keep up the great work 👍

Great I don’t think I have a rct . But I do have some inflammation for sure for last week or so . Thanks for video

Thank you, this was really helpful and (even better) easy to understand 😊

Thank you for all this helpfull information, Yes, I had all those three really bad, now, after two months I am able to raise my arm better. I am able to reach back a litti bit. Thanks to all the good information and recomendations, the exercises are helping a lot. I did stop goint to the therapist after I found out that the exercises were making it worst intead of helping. I will continue doing all the exercises you recomend in your videos

Definitely have this but now I am dealing with meniscus tear in my knee. My problem I think is arthritis. Do you have a solution for how to handle increase arthritis issues?

Thank you so much, Dr David, for your 4 ways of testing to see if there is a rct. The symptoms for step 1 you described were spot on. The other steps I have yet to find out. Thank you, again.

Thank you!

Hello. I've been dealing with pain in my shoulder. It hurts really bad to move it up and sometimes I can't lift it but sometimes I can. I can reach behind with no problems. In order to lift my are without pain I have to go through a maze I call it. This has been going on since July 4 2022. I am doing therapy now but nothing seems to be helping. Does that sound like a tear to you. I have to wait till the end of April to do a mri.

Ultrasound can't diagnose this?

Ok.lets go to next video 3of3 positive. thx doc. ❤❤❤

Great video the first week I had issues with putting my arm behind my back or lifting it to take off my shirt but since then, all of that has went away basically and I’m back to my regular workouts after 3 weeks to 4 weeks of 200 push-ups and 500 jumping jacks a day, I guess maybe I had a slight tear. I rested for 2weeks and went to compression therapy at a chiropractor. I am now 8 weeks in and have very little.pain and can do those first two examples with no problem and no pain like I said thanks was wondering what your take is on it my guess was a slight tear at some point and then got better?

What about a very weird clunking and feels like my shoulder is coming out of joint.

what if you Only get pain when reaching for your back pocket?

I just returned from see my Dr 7 years ago I had a partial tear and in the last 6 months it getting more sore, I was givin the info of what could happen if it’s a tear can it be fixed again or shoulder replacement, my other option was cortisone right now so I have time to think about this situation…. what is your best recommendation

I need the link to rotator cuff tear exercises. I’m not seeing it in the description.

Sir david my knee is swelling ,aching and making sound if i going up stairs and i feel joint effusion what should i do ???

Ask for an X-ray,much better than an MRI when looking at images for a tear or calcification tendinitis.

You know what really hurts? When you fall and put your bad arm out to stop yourself Ya. I don’t recommend!! Thank you for these videos. I’m not sure what I have going on ( I’ve seen a dr. I’m waiting for an ultrasound). But I’ve got something. Thanks for All the info

I can do all of those movements but it’s a little achy and restricted but I can do them