My at home shoulder rehab plan. How does this sound? Do I need in office P-T?

[Charlie67]

I'm happy to hear your taking it seriously. I screwed around with pain in my right shoulder for 2 years before I went to the doc. "work through the pain" all the posters said. Finally went to the doc, got an MRI. Rotator cuff tendinopathy and moderate spurring (or something close to that).... basically, its aggravated from over-use but nothing was broken. Just beat-up. Met with the PT who, literally, gave me a book of stretches/warm-up exercises. I did no overhead or incline presses for about 3 months, and I did the stretches every day for at least 3 months, then dropped to only doing them on gym days (5 days/wk). I now, 8 years later, do all of those stupid stretches on chest and shoulder days. Took a solid year afterward see PT before it became less noticeable, probably 3 years before I could lift without noticing it at all. I guess my long-winded point is stick to your rehab plan. I think people quit too early because they get bored, but shoulder problems can stick around quite a while.

[NiceGuyResearcher]

I'm happy to hear your taking it seriously. I screwed around with pain in my right shoulder for 2 years before I went to the doc. "work through the pain" all the posters said. Finally went to the doc, got an MRI. Rotator cuff tendinopathy and moderate spurring (or something close to that).... basically, its aggravated from over-use but nothing was broken. Just beat-up. Met with the PT who, literally, gave me a book of stretches/warm-up exercises. I did no overhead or incline presses for about 3 months, and I did the stretches every day for at least 3 months, then dropped to only doing them on gym days (5 days/wk). I now, 8 years later, do all of those stupid stretches on chest and shoulder days. Took a solid year afterward see PT before it became less noticeable, probably 3 years before I could lift without noticing it at all. I guess my long-winded point is stick to your rehab plan. I think people quit too early because they get bored, but shoulder problems can stick around quite a while.

Thanks a lot Charlie67

Ive seen some of your posts over the years and this is advice i can take to the bank

I put this answer on the top shelf of the best answers to follow regarding my shoulder problem of October, 2022