Immediate Shouder Exercises

SHOULDER EXERCISE GUIDe - from surgery to 6 weeks
Exercises should be done for 10 minutes, 3 times a day.

Stir the Pot
Bend over a table and allow your affected arm to hang free. Make gentle circles with your dangling straight arm as if stirring a pot.

Rock the Baby
In the same position as above, grasp your affected arm and bring it across your body as if rocking a baby. Gently rock the arm forward and back, side to side and in circles clockwise and counter clockwise.

Pendulum Exercise
To do this exercise, you can sit or stand. Relax your arm and let it hang down. Move your arm back and forth, then side to side, and then around in small circles in both directions.

Forward Shoulder Flexion Exercise
Attach your pulley to the top of a doorframe and then position a chair so that you can sit facing the door with enough space for full extension. Grip a pulley handle with the hand on your injured arm and let the arm remain in a relaxed position at your side. Reach up to the other pulley handle with your healthy arm and slowly pull down on the cable. Allow your injured arm to elevate to a horizontal position and ensure the arm remains relaxed during the upward movement. Continue a gentle downward stretch on the cable with your healthy arm until your injured arm is vertical. Attempt to hold the position for 10 to 20 seconds.