Hanging for Shoulder Pain and Low-Back Decompression

Old School ^ | 1/22/20 | Patrick Rooney

[rebuildus]

If you have shoulder pain and are considering surgery, I recommend you check out Dr. Kirsch's book first. It could save you a ton of time and money.

[Ken H]

[ClearCase_guy]

Shoulder hangs are very important. I used to have minor shoulder injuries once or twice a year — since doing regular shoulder hangs, I’ve had no problems.

I also recommend rotator cuff exercises. You generally work with very light weights for these, but they make a difference and help protect against injury.

[Yo-Yo]

But the simplest protocol (by far) that I’ve seen to bring the shoulders back into condition is the good ole bar hang.

I've been hanging out in bars most of my adult life, and I can attest to having minimal shoulder pain...

[cuban leaf]

bkmk

I had $30,000 shoulder surgery on one shoulder that definitely needed it about ten years ago. But the other is now more sore than that one, though that one is not sore at all. I have no health insurance so this sort of thing is all out of pocket for me. I need to look into this. I never heard of shoulder hangs.

[rebuildus]

Shoulder hangs are very important. I used to have minor shoulder injuries once or twice a year — since doing regular shoulder hangs, I’ve had no problems.

I also recommend rotator cuff exercises. You generally work with very light weights for these, but they make a difference and help protect against injury.

I agree totally, as does Dr. Kirsch, who mentions this in his book. I did in my video too (I demo'd).

[Kickass Conservative]

Gee, all this time I thought Hanging was appropriate for Murderers and Traitors. Tough crowd.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Check to see what is causing the pain first.

If you have a torn tendon no amount of hanging is going to fix it.

[Pearls Before Swine]

Me, too. I guess that for therapeutic use, you have to do it gently, without a sharp drop.

[RatRipper]

Of course, if you have a shoulder injury, you should have it checked out by a professional, and get a second opinion if possible. But Dr. Kirsch believes that a person should make sure that surgery is absolutely necessary before diving in.

Never ask a barber if you need a haircut.

[dfwgator]

They said that you was hung.

And they was right.

[rlmorel]

I have had back problems my entire life, and out of desperation, decided to buy an inversion table.

I was using it twice a day for eight minutes at a time and now only do it when I feel back issues coming on.

It feels great, but it isn’t for everyone. I don’t mind being upside down, but my wife and brother who both tried it couldn’t get over the feeling of being inverted with the blood rushing to their head.

I guess the back pain far outweighed the blood rush to the head for me...

[rlmorel]

Incidentally, I get about an inch and a half taller after an inversion session (out of curiosity, I did a before and after height check)

I guess my problem is mostly disc compression and degenerative changes.

[Texan Tory]

I got Dr. Kirsh’s book two months ago and put the instructions into practice. I’m happy to report that it has worked very well for me. It’s pretty simple, you hang from a bar and do three different dumbbell exercises.

[Mr. K]

EAT JELLO TOO!!!!

good for maintaining cartilage.

[EEGator]

Joe Rogan does hanging from a bar.

[Boogieman]

Even without an inversion table, or those moon boot thingies, you can do shoulder hangs to help decompress the spine too. I’ve got one disc that gets a little hinky, nothing too serious, and if I do a shoulder hang when that happens it usually clears up pretty quick.

[Bruce Campbells Chin]

I got one for my wife and I at Christmas, and it's fantastic. Hard to explain, but I somehow felt straighter when I got off the table, and like some pressure I didn't even know was there had been lifted. It takes a while to get used to, and you have to learn to relax and "think" about your back stretching, but it was a great investment.

And comparatively cheap too. We got ours on Amazon at Christmas, and it came with nice Airsoft ankle holders for $120 or so. You obviously can spend a lot more, but this works really well for us.

[dsc]

Rotator cuff was torn pretty badly a couple of years ago.

Would I be making it worse?

[Carriage Hill]

This worked for me, getting me off the Oxycodene, from excruciating neck/shoulder pain:

https://cbdclinic.co/shop/cbd-clinic-level-5-pro-sport-deep-muscle-joint-pain-3-pack/