Shoulder Post-Operative Exercises
All exercises should be repeated 30 times. Two sessions per day are recommended.
Check with your doctor to make sure these instructions apply to your case.
Elbow flexion/extension: active range of motion
- With palm UP and DOWN gently bend elbow as far as possible.
- Hold 10 seconds.
- Straighten arm back out as far as possible.
Shoulder: range of motion exercises
- Hold wand with involved side palm up, push with uninvolved side (palm down) out from body while keeping elbow at side until you feel a stretch.
- Then pull back across body leading with uninvolved side.
- Be sure to keep elbows bent.
- Hold 10 seconds.
Shoulder: range of motion (self-stretching activities)
- Flexion (alternate)
- Slide arm up wall with palm toward you by moving closer to wall.
- Hold 10 seconds.
Shoulder: range of motion exercises (Codman's Exercises)
- Gently move arm from side to side by rocking body weight from side to side.
- Let arm swing freely.
Wrist flexion/extension: range of motion
- Actively bend wrist forward then backward as far as you can.