Thursday, December 3, 2009

FROZEN SHOULDER PART 2

Hey to all,
This post is a continuation of the last post Frozen Shoulder Part. I have added 2 more stretching exersices that are important related to the Frozen Shoulder disorder. You must realize that these stretches are useless if you are not following a rehabilitation regime either from a physical therapist or chiropractor. If muscles (connective tissue/ fascia) and tendons are healthy around the shoulder joint then these 6 stretches are good to get your Range of Motion (ROM) back.
Today's stretches are:


Shoulder Extension with Band
Make sure you maintain neutral spine. Contract the abdominals and with the help of the band walk few steps forward with arms extended. Its really important that your back does not arch. You can do holds of 20'' x5.

Shoulder Sleeper Stretch for Internal Rotation
While lying on your side, push with opposite hand downwards. The shoulder stretched should be around 90 degrees and maintained on the floor. Push down until you feel a stretch inside of your shoulder. Hold 20'' x5.



As stated in the previous post, all these shoulder stretches can be performed even if you are healthy. Let me know what do you think...I'm out!







2 comments:

Unknown said...

From my experince Sleep stretch works well for patients lacking the final few degrees of internal rotation

Andreas Prezas, 'The Cypriot Dude' said...

Thanks for the feedback Mr. Mc Cabe. I would like to see more feedback from you when you have free time of course.

Do you have anything to add on the list of shoulder stretches?

Any other big concerns from a therapist prospective?