My Morning Exercise Routine (Shower Edition!)

These are the stretches I do every morning – both a great way to start the day and an excellent limber up for your body. And why the shower?

Because hot water (or heat of any kind) is a great muscle relaxant, meaning that you get the maximum stretch and relaxation for your effort.

 

And for a guide more effective pain relief of back, neck and shoulder muscles from trigger point therapy – just click here.

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Gerry Lavery November 25, 2012

I love hot water and heat..they truly help me. I have myofascial pain and ma seeing a MRT who has been trained in the John Barnes method. I have questions at times and need someone to ask. Please advise. thank you Gerry Lavery

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Rick Stevens December 17, 2012

I have a trigger points on my left side..hip and buttocks. I have been treated by a therapist who has used shock..didn’t work. Then they used dry needleing then dry needleing with electric shock. It only last about an hour with relief. The pain is so bad I can only walk a limited distance. I am in my 8th week of pain. I have 2 more sessions this week and I believe the results will be the same HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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    Sharon April 7, 2014

    Do stretches 3 times a day count each stretch for 30 seconds. A soak in a bath for the last stretches of the does wonders. You need help yourself. I have been seeing a Physio for 3 years. She uses acupuncture and manipulation then a massage. The treatment lasts one hour. She told me to do stretches and I bought a book with stretching exercises. I am nearly pain free and it’s heaven. But I have had to put a lot of work into at home I just wanted to be normal. When we have an injury we compensate. This cause lots of other problems. I also use a roller that helps to release myo fascia tension and breaks down trigger points. I bought from Amazon.

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Teresa July 7, 2013

A five minute top to toe stretching routine in the shower as demonstrated by Jonathan makes perfect sense – great way to start the day! Many thanks.

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    Jonathan November 27, 2013

    Glad you liked it 🙂

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mohammed Maqbool November 12, 2013

please guide to solve the frozen shoulder pain and complication

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Jonathan November 12, 2013

Hi Mohammed – you may find these links useful: https://lifeafterpain.com/info/general/frozen-shoulder/

https://lifeafterpain.com/info/muscles/frozen-shoulder-part-2/

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Mad Goats, Trigger Points and Injury Rehabilitation December 4, 2013

[…] for full recovery, you need to get your core strength back. I’ve posted some core muscle exercises here which I do every […]

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Mary April 2, 2014

Thank you I have been searching to revisit this video. As suspected I had missed out a few…what a difference it makes. Just the job, pleasurable and doable (except the one leg thing!)

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Bob Hatibovich September 8, 2014

Morning Exercise Routine in Shower to start your day.

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Sujay Selvarajan January 9, 2015

Dr Jonathan Kuttner.. You are simply brilliant!! Watching all your videos I am a new man now.

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Paula Morgan February 11, 2015

This looks brilliant Thanks!

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Barbra Rogalski Rhoda February 11, 2015

i love your shower demo…. on my own-i have been doing ..only part of this therapy .. now i see how
i can do even more. you are a wonderful teacher of pain healing.. this should be done by everyone to start their day…. and make the most of their bodies…and their minds. thank you again.. barbra in san diego, california usa

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Elizabeth Owen March 1, 2015

how can I remember all this when I am in the shower?

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    Naomi Kuttner March 3, 2015

    Practice makes perfect 🙂

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Pat Cummings August 22, 2015

These are brilliant but please make a laminated chart (waterproof)’that I can place near the shower so I can remember each exercise! I’d buy it in a heartbeat…..

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Lois Langley September 6, 2019

Thanks for this and all your work it has and does help me constantly. Regards Lois Langley

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