1Shoulder Abduction Pulley
- 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.
2Shoulder Flexion Pulley
- Stand under your shoulder pulley device and hold on to the handles, with both arms in front of you.
- Extend both arms 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.
- Either alternate the side you raise by pulling down on the opposite handle, or repeat this action on the desired side as guided by your physiotherapist.
3Scapula Retraction
- Comfortably lie down on your belly.
- Drop your shoulders down onto the bed/floor.
- Start by relaxing the muscles at the top of your shoulders (upper trapezius).
- Slowly engage the muscle from your lower shoulder blade and pull it towards the spine.
- Hold for 5 seconds or as prescribed.
- Slowly lower back to the ground.
- Repeat as per your physiotherapist guidelines.
4Grip Neutral
- Come into a comfortable sitting position with the target limb positioned palm down with the elbow bent to 90 degrees.
- Bending through the knuckles to grip the object of choice, squeeze inwards to the palm.
- Hold the contraction as indicated by your Physiotherapist.
5Shoulder Internal Rotation Mobility
- Come to a standing position and hold the towel with the unaffected limb.
- Bring the unaffected limb overhead so that the towel hangs straight down.
- Bring the affected arm behind the back as comfortable and hold onto the other end of the towel.
- From here, start to bring the affected limb up the back and use the unaffected arm to assist this movement.
- Complete this movement in a controlled manner and repeat as per physiotherapist instruction.
6Shoulder External Rotation
- Come to a standing position facing the edge of a door frame.
- From here, place the affected palm against the side of the door, keeping elbow and arm tucked into the side of your body.
- Gently turn away from the affected limb until you start to feel a stretch through the shoulder.
- Repeat as per physiotherapist instruction.