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by gboss 1319 days ago
I think the best thing you can do is resistance training exercise. Also going from a wide keyboard (full size Apple keyboard with number pad) to a narrow keyboard (narrow Apple Keyboard no number pad) worked for me. For a while I was doing the exercise in the video below and it helped me but I think just regular weight training can do wonders. I mostly just do shoulder, back, arms, and chest exercises and still haven’t had the pain I used to have. Hope you find something that works for you!

https://youtu.be/IdDqdrGMFBw

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Yeah, lots of lifting in my life (3d/wk), and we do hit shoulders a lot. Problem is lots of impingement during some motions. And its been getting worse, not better.
Have a look at crossover symmetry, a lot of people swear by it for fixing shoulder and upper back mobility injuries/issues. I think it’s pretty extensively used in CrossFit and baseball communities. If you search for a copy of the exercise chart on Google images you can put a cheap version together yourself using standard resistance bands and a door belt.

https://crossoversymmetry.com