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Rotator Cuff Tear
Seated Thoracic Rotation - Dowel
HOW : Start in a seated position, place the dowel on your shoulders with your arms up at your side holding it on your shoulders. From this position, rotate only your upper and mid back back and forth to each side. Do this in a...
Hanging Shoulder Shrug
HOW : Start by bringing your arms up and grabbing onto the wide grips in a pull up bar. Let your body hang down with your knees slightly bent. Using only the muscles in the shoulder blade, pull your body up while keeping your arms...
Side Lying Posterior Cuff Shoulder Stretch
HOW : Start by lying on your side. Bring the top leg up and bend at the knee. Let that knee relax on the ground. Straighten the bottom arm straight out in front of you. Place your other hand on the ground and turn your...
Quadruped Shoulder Roll
HOW : Start on your hands in knees. Your hands should be under your shoulders with your palms down. Your knees should be under your hips. Keep your elbows locked, and rotate your shoulder blades down, up, forward, and back down. Do this in a...
Tall Kneeling Lateral Reach Over
HOW : Start in the kneeling position. Take one arm and reach up and over your head slightly tilting your torso to the other side. Reach as far as you can comfortably go and hold that position. FEEL : You should feel a stretch in...
Kneeling Pec and Bicep Stretch
HOW : Start in a kneeling position. Perform the stretch by interlocking your hands and fingers behind your back. While keeping your chest up, squeeze your shoulder blades back, straighten your arms, and rotate your palms down. Reach back and stretch as far as you...
Dolphin Push Up Plus
HOW : Begin on your forearms with your elbows straight down from your shoulders. Bring your feet together, straighten your legs, and stick your hips up into the air. Try to keep most of your weight on your shoulders, not in your foot.From this position,...
Tricep Soft Tissue Massage - Lacrosse Ball
HOW : Using a bench or elevated surface, kneel down and place your tricep on top of the ball. Start with the ball by your elbow and slowly moving it in different directions working your way towards your shoulder. Find areas that feel more “sticky”...
Shoulder Lawnmower - Band
HOW : Start with your opposite foot in front of the other in a split stance position. Anchor a band in front of you at floor weight. Holding the band on the side with the leg back, reach down and across. Bring your arm back...
Shoulder Lawnmower - Dumbbell
HOW : Start with your opposite foot in front of the other. Holding the dumbbell on the side with the leg back, reach down and across. Bring the dumbbell back up to your side as you rotate your shoulder back and open your chest, ending...