Dislocated Shoulder Rehabilitation Exercises
Do these exercises as soon as your health care provider says
you can.
Part I
Part II
- Tubing exercises
- Internal rotation: Using tubing connected to a
door knob or other object at waist level, keep your
elbow in at your side and rotate your arm inward
across your body. Make sure you keep your forearm
parallel to the floor. Do 3 sets of 10.
- Adduction: Stand sideways with your injured side
toward the door and out approximately 8 to 10 inches.
Slowly bring your arm next to your body holding onto
the tubing for resistance. Do 3 sets of 10.
- Flexion: Facing away from the door with the tubing
connected to the door knob, keep your elbow straight
and pull your arm forward. Do 3 sets of 10.
- Extension: Using the tubing, pull your arm back.
Be sure to keep your elbow straight. Do 3 sets of 10.
- Latissimus dorsi strengthening: Sit on a firm
chair. Place your hands on the seat on either side of
you. Lift your buttocks off the chair. Hold this
position for 5 seconds and then relax. Repeat 10 times.
Do 3 sets of 10.
Written by Tammy White, M.S., P.T., for McKesson Health Solutions LLC.
This content is reviewed periodically and is subject to
change as new health information becomes available. The
information is intended to inform and educate and is not a
replacement for medical evaluation, advice, diagnosis or
treatment by a healthcare professional.
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