Shoulder Surgery Exercise Guide

Pendulum, Circular
Shoulder Flexion (Assistive)
Supported Shoulder Rotation
Walk Up Exercise (Active)
Shoulder nternal Rotation (Active)
Shoulder Flexion (Active)
Shoulder A!duction (Active)
Shoulder Extension (sometric)
Shoulder External Rotation (sometric)
Shoulder nternal Rotation (sometric)
Shoulder nternal Rotation
Shoulder External Rotation
Shoulder Adduction (sometric)
Shoulder A!duction (sometric)
"apanese #ranslation
Re$ular exercises to restore %our normal shoulder motion and &lexi!ilit% and a $radual return to ever%da%
'ork and recreational activities are important &or %our &ull recover%(
)our orthopaedic sur$eon and ph%sical therapist ma% recommend that %ou exercise &rom *+ to *, minutes -
or . times a da% durin$ %our earl% recover% period( #he% ma% su$$est some o& the &ollo'in$ exercises(
#his $uide can help %ou !etter understand %our exercise and activit% pro$ram(
Pendulum, Circular
Pendulum, Circular
/end &or'ard 0+ de$rees at the 'aist, usin$ a ta!le &or support(
Rock !od% in a circular pattern to move arm clock'ise *+ times, then counterclock'ise *+ times(
1o . sessions a da%(
#op o& pa$e
Shoulder Flexion (Assistive)
Clasp hands to$ether and li&t arms a!ove head( Can !e
done l%in$ do'n (dra'in$ A) or sittin$ (dra'in$ /)( 2eep
el!o's as strai$ht as possi!le(
Repeat *+ to -+ times(
1o . sessions a da%(
Shoulder Flexion (Assistive)
#op o& pa$e
Supported Shoulder Rotation
2eep el!o' in place and shoulder !lades do'n and to$ether(
Slide &orearm !ack and &orth(
Repeat *+ times(
1o . sessions a da%(
Supported Shoulder Rotation
#op o& pa$e
al! "p Exercise (Active)
With el!o' strai$ht, use &in$ers to 3 cra'l 3 up 'all or door &rame as &ar as
possi!le( 4old *+ seconds( Repeat . times(
1o . sessions a da%(
Walk Up Exercise
(Active)
#op o& pa$e
Shoulder #nternal Rotation (Active)
/rin$ hand !ehind !ack and across to opposite side(
Repeat *+ times(
1o . sessions a da%(
Shoulder nternal Rotation (Active)
#op o& pa$e
Shoulder Flexion (Active)
Raise arm to point to ceilin$, keepin$ el!o's strai$ht( 4old *+ seconds(
Repeat . times(
1o . sessions a da%(
Shoulder Flexion (Active)
#op o& pa$e
Shoulder A$duction (Active)
Raise arm out to side, el!o' strai$ht and palm do'n'ard( 1o not
shru$ shoulder or tilt trunk( 4old *+ seconds(
Repeat . times(
1o . sessions a da%(
Shoulder A!duction (Active)
#op o& pa$e
Shoulder Extension (#sometric)
Stand 'ith %our !ack a$ainst the 'all and %our arms strai$ht at %our sides(
2eepin$ %our el!o's strai$ht, push %our arms !ack into the 'all( 4old &or ,
seconds, and then relax(
Repeat *+ times(
Shoulder Extension
(sometric)
#op o& pa$e
Shoulder External Rotation (#sometric)
Stand 'ith the involved side o& %our !od% a$ainst a 'all( /end %our el!o'
0+ de$rees( Push %our arm into the 'all( 4old &or , seconds, and then
relax(
Repeat *+ times(
Shoulder External Rotation
(sometric)
#op o& pa$e
Shoulder #nternal Rotation (#sometric)
Stand at a corner o& a 'all or in a door &rame( Place the involved arm
a$ainst the 'all around the corner, !endin$ %our el!o' 0+ de$rees(
Push %our arm into the 'all( 4old &or , seconds, and then relax(
Repeat *+ times(
Shoulder nternal Rotation
(sometric)
#op o& pa$e
Shoulder #nternal Rotation
2eep el!o' !ent at 0+ de$rees( 4oldin$ li$ht 'ei$ht, raise hand
to'ard stomach( Slo'l% return(
Repeat *+ times(
1o . sessions a da%(
Shoulder nternal Rotation
#op o& pa$e
Shoulder External Rotation
2eep el!o' !ent at 0+ de$rees at side( 4oldin$ li$ht 'ei$ht, raise
hand a'a% &rom stomach( Slo'l% return(
Repeat *+ times(
1o . sessions a da%(
Shoulder External Rotation
#op o& pa$e
Shoulder Adduction (#sometric)
Press upper arm a$ainst a small pillo' alon$side %our !od%( 4old ,
seconds(
Repeat *+ times(
1o . sessions a da%(
Shoulder Adduction (sometric)
#op o& pa$e
Shoulder A$duction (#sometric)
Resist up'ard motion to the side, push arm a$ainst !ack o& chair( 4old ,
seconds(
Repeat *+ times(
1o . sessions a da%(
Shoulder A!duction (sometric)