Shoulder Exercises

Wheee! The pain in my bad shoulder is back. Along with tendon problems in both my knees. I do think I'm falling apart a little bit at a time. I hate meds. They hate me. Can't we just agree to disagree and pare company?
So! On to the exercises.
Later, I'll post some new knee and leg strengtheners, too.

1. Climbing the wall
Put your hand flat on a wall in front of you. Use your fingers to "climb" up the wall (like a "spider"). As you move your fingers up little by little, stop and hold your hand in place for 30 seconds every few inches. Move your fingers up the wall as high as you can reach. Keep trying to go higher.
2. Codman exercise
Sit sideways in a straight chair. Rest your armpit on the back of the chair. Now swing your arm slowly in circles. Make little circles at first and then make bigger circles. Make the circles in both directions.
3. Reaching
Put things you use every day (shoes, coffee cup, toothbrush) on a high shelf. This way you have to reach up for things more often. The reaching is a good stretch for your shoulder.

Do the exercises once or twice a day even after your shoulder gets better. Your shoulder will only get better if you do the exercises. Don't forget to exercise your healthy shoulder too so that you can maintain the movement that you have in that shoulder.

Read the whole article on adhesive capsulitis.