1Row
- Secure the resistance band to a door handle or pole.
- Keep the resistance point in line with the belly button.
- With a proud chest and thumbs pointing towards the roof, pull the band. back maintaining the bend in the elbow.
- As you pull back, focus on squeezing the shoulder blades together.
- Control the return.
2Pectoral Stretch
- Stand in front of a doorway.
- Bend your elbows and place the inside of your forearm against the door frame.
- Slowly step forwards until you feel a stretch in the front of your shoulder or chest.
- Hold as prescribed.
You can do one arm at a time.
3Shoulder External Rotation
- This exercise can be completed in sitting or standing.
- Ensure that the head is stacked above the pelvis in an upright position and the chest is open.
- Take the resistance band prescribed with both hands in a ‘thumbs up’ position.
- The band should be taut.
- Position the elbows by the side and pull the band apart, drawing the shoulder blades together.
- Maintain the 90 degree bend at the elbow.
- Slowly return to the start position and repeat as per Physiotherapist’s guidelines.