Treat Your Own Rotator Cuff
by Jim Johnson
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Book Reviews of Treat Your Own Rotator Cuff
Book Review: It works.
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this book in the hopes of avoiding the cost$ of physical therapy. I followed the book to a T and my pain is mostly gone. It's not overnight, the progress is gradual.
The first thing I really noticed was that I didn't have pain getting dressed. This happened about a week or two into it.
After about three weeks, I experienced less pain during my everyday movements. Eventually, I was able to get back to physical activity. It's been about 3 months now and I'm doing great.
I had a glitch recently when I went swimming and experienced pain - probably b/c a swimming stroke isn't an activity I've done since last summer. I'm using the techniques I learned from the book to try and exercise the muscles that I use swimming.
You do have to keep up the exercises in order to not slip back into tendonitis or whatever's bugging you. I learned this when I got a nasty cold for a couple of weeks. But it doesn't take long at all. If you just want pain relief, you can get it in about 10-15 minutes twice a week. If you want to be physically active - 30 minutes 2-3 times a week. Easy to do while just watching TV.
(And no, I'm not related to the author despite our same last name :)
Book Review: This book is worth $300.00
Summary: 5 Stars
I could have saved over $1500 in doctor and physical therapy bills had I read this book after the first Dr visit. If you have shoulder pain, please don't hesitate, buy this book! I now have an immense respect for Jim Johnson.
After 5 months of little progress, I finally found this book and about 6 weeks later I'm back to all my normal sports, full tilt.
The research on strength building and stretching in general was mind blowing! Wow, how could this information be so hidden? Unfortunately, too many people profit from non-health.
JJ will show you the absolute fastest and most efficient way to fix your shoulder. By all means, get several opinions before getting surgery. Both doctors left surgery on the table when my tear was very minor.
Yes, they do not want you to read this book!
Jim, if you're reading this, thank you from the bottom of my heart! You are a great man.
P.S. Even if you never had any back issues, buy his back book. After you build up core strength in your back (2 minutes, 3 times a week, yes, really) then you only need to do it once a week to maintain that strength. And no stretching needed. A small price to pay to avoid back pain.
Book Review: Excellent resource on treating and preventing injuries...
Summary: 4 Stars
This is a great book that concisely explains the anatomy and physiology of the rotator cuff including the bones, muscles, biomechanics, etc. in just enough detail for the average person to understand. It also describes how to distinguish between different types of injuries, how to approach rehabilitating them and collects a lot of rotator cuff injuries in one small volume. While the book is rather expensive for its size, it packs a lot of well-explained information into a small space.
I'm an ex-physiology teaching fellow and scientist. I thought this book was great and turned something that is often difficult to explain into something anyone who can read can understand. The diagrams are good and the book contains no unnecessary detail.
I also agree with other reviewers that while Jim Johnson isn't an expert on rotator cuffs, his book is thoroughly researched and he does have a PT credential and has undoubtedly had 15 years of clinical experience in a teaching hospital environment. This suggests he has a very good nuts and bolts understanding and hands-on experience.
Book Review: Useful but Could be Better
Summary: 4 Stars
Overall the book was useful. I was actually receiving therapy (physical) for my shoulder when I bought the book, hoping it would help me once therapy ended. The book was useful, explaining some things more clearly than my physical therapist (PT). Some of the explanations seemed unnecessary. Initially, there was a discussion of a study trial the author used to validate that what he was saying had been verified. This was good. However, he used this sort of discussion repeatedly to validate other statements. Really, I think I could use the first one as proof of the validity of his statements without the repeated "justification". A couple of exercises could have been explained a bit better ("stand facing a wall" ... but he never said how far from the wall) and more visuals would have been useful. On the good side, the exercises in the book were for the most part similar to what the PT had me do and I picked up a couple of additional ones from the book. For someone who doesn't want to, or can't afford to go the PT route, this is a worthwhile book.Book Review: Vital knowledge
Summary: 5 Stars
I had a shoulder problem that my primary doc x-rayed and diagnosed as arthritis. I got this book a month later to strengthen my shoulder but found that in doing the stretches and exercises that more must be wrong. My lack of strength and ability on the affected shoulder is dramatic (goofy me was just struggling along) Sure enough, a second opinion physician has ordered an MRI and orthopedic consult. I then got my original x-rays to take to the consult and guess what--the radiologist diagnosed a probable rotator cuff tear that my physician hadn't seen and obviously didn't look at the radiology report. Good point to always get the radiology results of x-rays from the lab because the doctor may not read the later radiology reports and the radiologist may see more(or less)than what he/she did. Watch out for yourself. I now request all lab and x-ray results to keep in my own files. If something seems abnormal I can then ask the physician, since many physician offices just shove them into your chart without reviewing them!