Phase 1

1.           Pendulum exercise

Bend over at the waist and let the arm hang down.  Using your body to initiate movement, swing the arm gently forward and backward and in a circular motion.

2.          Shoulder shrug

Shrug shoulders upward as illustrated.

3.         Shoulder blade pinches

Pinch shoulder blades backward and together, as illustrated.

4.         Supine passive arm elevation

Lie on your back.  Hold the affected arm at the wrist with the opposite hand.  Using the strength of the opposite arm, lift the affected arm upward, as if to bring the arm overhead, slowly lower the arm back to the bed.

5.         Supine external rotation

Lie on your back.  Keep the elbow of the affected arm against your side with the elbow bent at  90 degrees.  Using a cane or long stick in the opposite hand, push against the hand of the affected arm so that the affected arm rotates outward.  Hold 10 seconds, relax and repeat.

4.     Behind-the-back internal rotation

Sitting in a chair or standing, place the hand of the operated arm behind your back at the waistline.  Use your opposite hand, as illustrated, to help the other hand higher toward

the shoulder blade.  Hold 10 seconds, relax and repeat.

7.         Isometric exercises for IR, ER, FLX, EXT, ABD, ADD at 0 of Abduction.

8.      Rhythmic stabilization and proprioceptive training drills with physical therapist

9.      Ball squeeze exercise