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    This exercise booklet provides instructions for several shoulder rehabilitation exercises including maintaining neck posture with bilateral shoulder movements, pendular exercises after surgery, walking fingers up the wall, push-ups, and shoulder retractor strengthening. Exercises should be done in 3 sets of 12 repetitions, slowly and with good form to avoid increasing pain. A log is included to track exercise sessions over 4 weeks.

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    This exercise booklet provides instructions for several shoulder rehabilitation exercises including maintaining neck posture with bilateral shoulder movements, pendular exercises after surgery, walking fingers up the wall, push-ups, and shoulder retractor strengthening. Exercises should be done in 3 sets of 12 repetitions, slowly and with good form to avoid increasing pain. A log is included to track exercise sessions over 4 weeks.

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    Physioth

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    Ahmed Antar
    This exercise booklet provides instructions for several shoulder rehabilitation exercises including maintaining neck posture with bilateral shoulder movements, pendular exercises after surgery, walking fingers up the wall, push-ups, and shoulder retractor strengthening. Exercises should be done in 3 sets of 12 repetitions, slowly and with good form to avoid increasing pain. A log is included to track exercise sessions over 4 weeks.

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    Exercise Booklet

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    General principles
    You should Repeat every exercise 3 sets and 12 reps in every set

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    Maintaining neck posture with bilateral shoulder abduction
    Client`s aim
    To improve control around your shoulder blades while using your
    arms.
    Client`s instructions
    Position yourself in sitting. Ensure that your posture is good by sitting
    up tall, drawing your shoulder blades towards the centre of your spine
    and nodding your chin. Maintain this shoulder blade position while
    moving your arms in and out. Do not to lift the arms more than 30
    degrees.
    Precautions
    1. This exercise may cause discomfort but it should not increase your
    Hold for __ seconds.
    pain or symptoms. 2. Perform the exercise in a slow and controlled
    Repeat __ times. manner. 3. Do not lift the arms more than 30 degrees.

    Maintaining neck posture with bilateral shoulder external rotation


    Client`s aim
    To improve control around your shoulder blades while using your
    arms.
    Client`s instructions
    Position yourself in sitting. Ensure that your posture is good by sitting
    up tall, drawing your shoulder blades towards the centre of your spine
    and nodding your chin. Maintain this shoulder blade position while
    rotating your arms in and out.
    Precautions
    1. This exercise may cause discomfort but it should not increase your
    pain or symptoms. 2. Perform the exercise in a slow and controlled
    Hold for __ seconds.
    manner.
    Repeat __ times.

    Pendular exercises after shoulder surgery - passive swinging in circle


    Client`s aim
    To maintain or improve range of motion of your shoulder after
    shoulder surgery.
    Client`s instructions
    Position yourself in standing holding onto the back of a chair with your
    uninvolved hand. Lean forward letting your involved arm hang
    relaxed. Sway your body slowly in clockwise and counter clockwise
    directions to initiate movement in the arm. Ensure to keep your arm
    relaxed.

    Perform __ sets of __ reps.


    Do__ sessions per week.

    Walking fingers up the wall

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    Client`s aim
    To strengthen the muscles at the front of your shoulder and stretch or
    maintain length of the muscles at the back of your shoulder.
    Client`s instructions
    Position yourself standing facing the wall. Place the palm of your hand
    against the wall and slowly `walk` your fingers up the wall.

    Perform __ sets of __ reps.


    Do__ sessions per week.

    Push-ups in prone
    Client`s aim
    To strengthen the muscles at the front of your shoulder and chest.
    Client`s instructions
    Position yourself lying on your stomach. Practice doing push-ups
    through your hands so that your hips lift up off the bed. Ensure that
    your body is kept horizontal.
    Precautions
    1. Impaired or absent sensation of stretch.

    Perform __ sets of __ reps.


    Do__ sessions per week.

    Shoulder retractor strengthening in sitting


    Client`s aim
    To strengthen the muscles at the back of your shoulder.
    Client`s instructions
    Position yourself sitting up straight. Practice pulling your shoulders
    backwards and downwards.

    Perform __ sets of __ reps.


    Do__ sessions per week.

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