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Addenbrooke’s Hospital Outpatient Physiotherapy

Patient Information

Shoulder strengthening exercises

Document history Authors Outpatient Physiotherapy Department Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation

Trust, Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 0QQ www.cuh.org.uk

Contact number 01223 245151 Publish/Review date September 2011/September 2014 File name Shoulder_strengthening_exercises Version number/Ref 1/PIN2791

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1. Scapula setting

Sit tall, gently pull your shoulder blades back and down. Hold for 10 seconds Repeat ___ times 2. Static abduction

Stand sideways against a wall with your upper arm close to your side and elbow at a right angle. Push your elbow into the wall. epeat ___ times R

3. Static flexion

Stand facing a wall. Keep your upper arm close to the side with lbow at a right angle. Push youre

ll, and relax.

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all, and

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with your hands leaning o a press up.

epeat ___ times

fist against the wa R 4. Static extension

Stand with your back against the wall. Keep your upper arm close to the side and elbow right angle. Push the elbow back against the welax. r

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epeat ___ times

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9. Weight-shift in standing

one arm, then repeat

epeat ___ times

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directions. R

Stand with both your hands supported on a table. Keeping the elbows straight, shift your weight ver on to o

to other side. R

5. Theraband (rubber exercise band) external rotation

Stand keeping your upper arm close tyour side and elbow at a right angle. Hold a rubber exercise band. Pull the

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ur forearm outwards.

epeat ___ times

tion

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ch.

epeat ___ times

7. Theraband diagonal

ovement.

Repeat ___ times

band by turning yo R 6. Theraband internal rota

Stand keeping your upper arm close to your side and elbow right angle. Hold a rubber xercise band. Pull the band

etoward your stoma R

patterns

a) Begin with one end of the band secured below waist level.Grasp the end of the band with your hand at the opposite hip. Pull the band upward and awayfrom your body. Hold and slowly return. Keep your back traight and your abdominals s

tight during the m

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