Dr. Danny Shapiro

A thousand percent. Same as the knee, right? Same as the shoulder. The shoulder is the most mobile joint in the entire body. Nothing can do what the shoulder can do. And yet, all we do is we live in this 90-degree realm where we don't really reach over our head unless we're reaching for something in an upper cupboard, right?

But when's the last time someone actually rotated their shoulder around and behind them and rotated their, you know, again, this is very dancey motions, right? But this is all things that the shoulder can do, but nobody does it. Yeah, and that's why people who have shoulder pain can't lift their arms past 90 degrees for the past three years because of tremendous pain.

But when's the last time someone actually rotated their shoulder around and behind them and rotated their, you know, again, this is very dancey motions, right? But this is all things that the shoulder can do, but nobody does it. Yeah, and that's why people who have shoulder pain can't lift their arms past 90 degrees for the past three years because of tremendous pain.

But when's the last time someone actually rotated their shoulder around and behind them and rotated their, you know, again, this is very dancey motions, right? But this is all things that the shoulder can do, but nobody does it. Yeah, and that's why people who have shoulder pain can't lift their arms past 90 degrees for the past three years because of tremendous pain.

They don't include that rotation in. They don't activate the rotation. All those muscles, the rotator cuff and other ones that are outside the rotator cuff clamp it all down. Right. But that's why I love lateral flexion and rotation because it opens things up beautifully. It is one of the biggest pain like immediate pain eliminators.

They don't include that rotation in. They don't activate the rotation. All those muscles, the rotator cuff and other ones that are outside the rotator cuff clamp it all down. Right. But that's why I love lateral flexion and rotation because it opens things up beautifully. It is one of the biggest pain like immediate pain eliminators.

They don't include that rotation in. They don't activate the rotation. All those muscles, the rotator cuff and other ones that are outside the rotator cuff clamp it all down. Right. But that's why I love lateral flexion and rotation because it opens things up beautifully. It is one of the biggest pain like immediate pain eliminators.

When people come to me, even I had someone who had 30 years of low back pain. We dropped it by 75 percent within 45 minutes just by including side flexion and rotation.

When people come to me, even I had someone who had 30 years of low back pain. We dropped it by 75 percent within 45 minutes just by including side flexion and rotation.

When people come to me, even I had someone who had 30 years of low back pain. We dropped it by 75 percent within 45 minutes just by including side flexion and rotation.

There we go.

There we go.

There we go.

Oh, my God. Couldn't be farther from the truth. And, you know, in addition to that, and you've probably noticed this as well from pretty much, I think, 100% of the moves I've ever shown online is that not only does it include all these ranges of motion that the body is designed to do, but there's also no passive stretching. Even when you feel a stretch, it's actually active.

Oh, my God. Couldn't be farther from the truth. And, you know, in addition to that, and you've probably noticed this as well from pretty much, I think, 100% of the moves I've ever shown online is that not only does it include all these ranges of motion that the body is designed to do, but there's also no passive stretching. Even when you feel a stretch, it's actually active.

Oh, my God. Couldn't be farther from the truth. And, you know, in addition to that, and you've probably noticed this as well from pretty much, I think, 100% of the moves I've ever shown online is that not only does it include all these ranges of motion that the body is designed to do, but there's also no passive stretching. Even when you feel a stretch, it's actually active.

Because even if you're side bending to the side, you're not leaning on something and reaching for it. Your muscles are stretching and actively contracting to hold that position and expand like that. I don't believe much in passive. There's very few instances when I will have a patient passively stretch, like lean on something and reach for something or grab their knee and pull it towards them.

Because even if you're side bending to the side, you're not leaning on something and reaching for it. Your muscles are stretching and actively contracting to hold that position and expand like that. I don't believe much in passive. There's very few instances when I will have a patient passively stretch, like lean on something and reach for something or grab their knee and pull it towards them.

Because even if you're side bending to the side, you're not leaning on something and reaching for it. Your muscles are stretching and actively contracting to hold that position and expand like that. I don't believe much in passive. There's very few instances when I will have a patient passively stretch, like lean on something and reach for something or grab their knee and pull it towards them.

Everything that I typically give my patients, I'd say 99.9% of the time is all active stretching or active activation.