Instructions
- Stand under your shoulder pulley device and hold on to the handles
- Extend one arm out to your side with the other handle resting in front of your chest
- Pull down slowly on the handle in front of your chest to assist you raising your opposite arm above your head
- Gently guide your arm back down by slowly raising your other hand back to the start position
- Complete this exercise as prescribed by your physiotherapist
Progression
- Stand under your shoulder pulley device with one hand on one handle and your other hand grasping the rope above the other handle
- Extend the arm holding the HANDLE out to your side with the other hand resting in front of your chest
- Pull down slowly on the handle in front of your chest to assist you raising your opposite arm above your head (this now should be higher than the previous exercise)
- Gently guide your arm back down by slowly raising your other hand back to the start position
- Complete this exercise as prescribed by your physiotherapist
Precautions
- You may need to perform this exercise in a pain free range to avoid aggravating your shoulder pain
- If your experience any pins/needles, numbness in your hands or pain, while performing the exercise, please stop and notify your physiotherapist