06 Oct Row Walk Out
HOW: Anchor a resistance band about wrist height onto a stable surface. While the band is slackened perform a row pulling back with the shoulder blades. Then walk out as far as you feel comfortable to create tension on the band. Keep your shoulder...
05 Oct Wall Lat Stretch
HOW: Stand next to a doorway or pole. Reach the arm you want to stretch over and across your body and grab onto the doorway with your palms face up, not down. Cross your leg on that side behind you. Slowly let your hips...
05 Oct Shoulder Flexion Table Slide – AAROM
HOW: Sit next to a table with your affected arm resting on the table. Make sure there is little friction on the table, you can easily place a towel, shirt, or some other object on the towel to make it slide easier. Your goal...
05 Oct Shoulder Flexion Step Back – PROM
HOW: Place your affected arm on a high surface like a countertop out in front of you. Let your shoulder completely relax. Either step back away from the table or move your hips away from the table or both, to slowly increase the amount...
05 Oct Shoulder Abduction Step Back – PROM
HOW: Place your affected arm on a high surface like a countertop to the side of you. Let your shoulder completely relax. Either step out away from the table or move your hips away from the table or both, to slowly increase the amount...
05 Oct Scaption Table Slide – AAROM
HOW: Sit next to a table with your affected arm resting on the table. Make sure there is little friction on the table, you can easily place a towel, shirt, or some other object on the towel to make it slide easier. Your goal...
05 Oct Rhomboid Doorway Stretch
HOW: Grab onto a doorway with the arm that you want to stretch. Let your shoulders be loose and then slowly step away from the door and slightly turn away from it until you feel the stretch. FEEL: You should feel a stretch in...
05 Oct Posterior Cuff Doorway Stretch
HOW: Grab onto a doorway with the arm that you want to stretch. Then tighten your shoulder blades to lock your shoulder blades from move. Slowly step away from the door and slightly turn away from it until you feel the stretch. FEEL: You...
27 Aug Supine Shoulder Flexion – PROM, Dowel
HOW: Begin laying face up with a stick or a dowel in both hands. Initiate the motion with the non-affected arm, bring both arms overhead as high as you can tolerate. Keep the surgical shoulder as relaxed as possible. FEEL: You may feel the...
27 Aug Supine Shoulder External Rotation – PROM, Dowel
HOW: Lay face up with a towel under your arm to keep the shoulder slightly elevated. Using a dowel or stick, use assistance with your opposite hand to rotate your arm outward until the desired stretch it met. You can hold at the end...
