RANGE OF MOTION OR STRETCHING EXERCISES

JOINT INVOLVED: SHOULDER
Exercise 1: Lie on your back. Raise one arm over your head, keeping your elbow straight. Try to bring your arm close to your ear. Return your arm slowly to your side repeat this exercise with your other arm. Repeat, alternating arms.
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2: clasp your hands behind your back. Move your hands up your back to midback. Return down to buttocks and repeat. Remember to keep your head and back erect.
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3: stand upright and hold a cane or a stick firmly from both ends with your arm extended fully forward. Raise the cane or stick as high overhead as possible. You might try doing this in front of a mirror. You don’t have to move both ends to the same height play around with it. Try raising it to different heights till you reach a comfortable level, then gradually increase your lift.