Stretches and Exercises Important for Your Recovery
Here is a list of descriptions that demonstrate specific positions of relief, stretches and exercises that may have been prescribed to you by your ESP Clinician.
Your Treatment Plan will indicate which specific positions of relief, stretches and exercises you should attempt. In addition, your Treatment Plan will indicate the number of sets and repetitions for the stretches and exercises prescribed as well as when they should be attempted in your multi-week Treatment Plan.
Shoulder Stretches and Exercises
Stretches
AA external rotation ROM at corner of wall
AA flexion ROM sitting using opposite arm
AA flexion ROM supine using cane
AA flexion ROM supine using opposite arm
AA pendulum in neutral
AA shoulder abduction against wall
AA shoulder flexion against the wall
Levator scapulae stretch
Pectoralis stretch in doorway
Posterior capsule stretch
Scapular retraction standing
Sleeper stretch
Upper fibres trapezius stretch
Exercises
AA abduction ROM standing with cane
AA external rotation ROM in standing
AA internal rotation ROM standing with towel
Abduction/scaption strengthening with weight
ER strengthening with theraband
Flexion strengthening with weight
IR strengthening with theraband
Isometric abduction
Isometric extension
Isometric external rotation
Isometric flexion
Isometric internal rotation
Mid rows with a theraband
Elbow Stretches and Exercises
Stretches
Exercises
Ball/towel squeeze
Biceps curls with weight
Eccentric wrist extension with weight
Hammer pronation strengthening
Hammer pronation-supination
Hammer supination strengthening
Isometric biceps
Isometric Pronation/Supination (of forearm)
Isometric triceps
Isometric wrist extension
Isometric wrist flexion
Tricep Extension in supine – skull crusher
Triceps extension with theraband
Wrist flexion with weight
