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Shoulder Abduction Step Back - PROM
HOW: Place your affected arm on a high surface like a countertop to the side of you. Let your shoulder completely relax. Either step out away from the table or move your hips away from the table or both, to slowly increase the amount of...
Seated Knee Flexion - PROM, Other Leg Assist
HOW: Sit at the edge of a table or some sort of elevated surface. Ideally, you don't want your feet to touch the ground. Place your unaffected leg under your affected leg, fully supporting it. Slowly let your affected knee bend by lowering your feet....
Scaption Table Slide - AAROM
HOW: Sit next to a table with your affected arm resting on the table. Make sure there is little friction on the table, you can easily place a towel, shirt, or some other object on the towel to make it slide easier. Your goal is...
Rhomboid Doorway Stretch
HOW: Grab onto a doorway with the arm that you want to stretch. Let your shoulders be loose and then slowly step away from the door and slightly turn away from it until you feel the stretch. FEEL: You should feel a stretch in between...
Posterior Cuff Doorway Stretch
HOW: Grab onto a doorway with the arm that you want to stretch. Then tighten your shoulder blades to lock your shoulder blades from move. Slowly step away from the door and slightly turn away from it until you feel the stretch. FEEL: You should...
Lumbar Flexion Isometrics
HOW: Stand in front of a tall surface like a countertop or table. Place your hands out in front of you and then squeeze your stomach muscles. Your goal is to slowly bend forward until your hands touch the surface. Bend forward by squeezing your...
Knee Flexion On Wall - PROM
HOW: Lie on your back close to a wall. Place your affected leg on the wall. Make sure your heel can slide on the wall, so wear a sock or place a pillow cloth or something else slippery around your foot so that it can...
Standing Pigeon Stretch
HOW: Place one leg up and across on a table with the leg supported by the table, position the other leg straight with the foot supported on the ground. Your shin should be perpendicular to your body with the leg that is on the table....
Supine Shoulder Flexion - PROM, Dowel
HOW: Begin laying face up with a stick or a dowel in both hands. Initiate the motion with the non-affected arm, bring both arms overhead as high as you can tolerate. Keep the surgical shoulder as relaxed as possible. FEEL: You may feel the stretch...
Supine Shoulder External Rotation - PROM, Dowel
HOW: Lay face up with a towel under your arm to keep the shoulder slightly elevated. Using a dowel or stick, use assistance with your opposite hand to rotate your arm outward until the desired stretch it met. You can hold at the end or...