Shoulder Exercises:
Early Range of Movement
Patient Exercise Sheet
These exercises can be done within your pain limits however they should not increase your pain. Your pain should not be severe but a little discomfort when exercising is ok. If you experience severe pain which lasts more than 30 minutes after you stop, reduce the force or frequency with which you are performing them.
As a guide start with the number of prescribed repetitions and sets. You can increase or decrease based on your pain. Complete these exercises little and often as pain allows.
Pendulum 1 Start by leaning forward slightly and supporting yourself using your unaffected arm.
2 Let your affected arm
relax, and slowly rotate your hand in circles, both clockwise and then anticlockwise.
Active Assisted Shoulder Flexion Standing 1 Grip your hands
together in front of you.
2 Use your unaffected
arm to assist lifting your affected arm above your head, or as far as you are able to.
3 Then return back to the start position.
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