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Shoulder Range of Motion Exercises
Aka: Shoulder Range of Motion Exercises, Pendulum Exercise, Codman's Exercise
- See Also
- Shoulder Strength Exercises
- Technique: Wall-climbing
- Walk fingers up wall and overhead
- Technique: Pendulum (Codman's Exercises)
- Bend slightly forward at waist (60 degrees), supporting self with uninjured arm
- Swing unweighted arm in side to side or front to back pendulum motion
- Swing unweighted arm in concentric circles
- Avoid overuse (avoid movement beyond painful points)
- May advance to use bucket or weights
- Technique: Rope and pulley from ceiling
- Hands see-saw back and forth
- Rope handles moved up and down via pulley
- Normal arm assists in elevation of stiff arm
- Technique: Internal rotation
- Clasp hands behind back
- Raise hands toward head
- Technique: External rotation
- Hands behind neck
- Rotate elbows back and then forward
- Repeat motion