21 May Side Lying External Rotation – Dumbbell
HOW: Start by lying on your side with your knees bent. Bend the top arm’s elbow to make a 90 degree bend or an “L” shape. Support your head with your other arm or a pillow. Hold a dumbbell with your palm facing your...
21 May Side Lying External Rotation – AROM
HOW: Start by lying on your side with your knees bent. Bend the top arm’s elbow to make a 90 degree bend or an “L” shape. Support your head with your other arm or a pillow. Your palm should be facing flat against your...
16 May Prone Scapula Squeeze
HOW: Start by lying on your stomach with your arms down at your side. Put your chin on the ground looking straight ahead. Squeeze your shoulder blades together and down towards your mid back at the same time. Slowly contract and relax for the...
13 May Hanging Shoulder Shrug
HOW: Start by bringing your arms up and grabbing onto the wide grips in a pull up bar. Let your body hang down with your knees slightly bent. Using only the muscles in the shoulder blade, pull your body up while keeping your arms...
09 May Standing Shoulder External & Internal Rotation – Wall
HOW: Standing by a wall, bring your elbow up at your side to shoulder height. The elbow should be against the wall. With your arm starting up creating a 90 degree bend in the elbow, bring your hand back and forward while keeping the...
20 Apr Bent Over Scapular Protraction and Retraction
HOW: Bend over slightly at the hips, placing one hand on an elevated surface. Let your other arm hang down, relaxed. While keeping your arm straight, bring your shoulder blade back. Slowly, let gravity release your arm back down. The goal of the exercise...
20 Apr Supine Shoulder External & Internal Rotation – Dumbbell
HOW: Laying on your back, bring your elbow up and straight out from your shoulder on the ground. Hold the dumbbell straight up creating a 90 degree bend at the elbow. Slowly rotate the shoulder back and forth keeping that 90 degree bend in...
31 Mar Supine Shoulder Flexion – PROM
HOW: Begin laying face up with your fingers interlocked or held onto by the opposite arm. Initiate the motion with the non-affected arm, bring both arms as far overhead as possible. Keep the involved shoulder as relaxed as possible. FEEL: You may feel the...
31 Mar Supine Shoulder Flexion to 90 – PROM, Hand Assist
HOW: Begin laying face up with your fingers interlocked or held onto by the opposite arm. Initiate the motion with the non-affected arm, bring both arms up to 90 degrees, this is when your arm is straight up and down. Keep the involved shoulder...
