Shoulder Abductor Strengthening with Free Weights:
Perform this exercise daily in 3 sets of 10 and increase resistance or repetitionss as needed. Return back to the starting position in a slow and controlled manner.
With the thumb facing up and grasping the Theraband, raise the arm out to the side in a slow and controlled motion to end range or just before pain is felt. Instruct patient to start in standing with a Theraband under the shoe and the arms resting at the sides. Shoulder Abductor Strengthening with Resistance Bands: Perform 3 repetitions and increase repetitions as needed. Patient should then push upper arm against wall and hold static contraction for 10 seconds. Instruct patient to place a pillow up against a wall and stand with the arm of involved side against the pillow. Isometric Shoulder Abductor Strengthening: Strengthening:īelow are 3 videos of exercises that can be used to increase shoulder abduction strength. Stretching of the shoulder abductors may be indicated in patients with adhesive capsulitis, impingement-like symptoms, and following any reconstructive shoulder surgery. Perform this stretch 3 times for 30 seconds. With the upper hand, pull up so that the other hand begins to rise up the back and a stretch is felt in the shoulder. Place a towel over the shoulder-with the other hand, reach behind the back to grab the other end of the towel. Instruct patient to start seated or in standing. Be sure to keep both shoulders facing forward. With the Theraband in hand, let the arm fall behind the back and begin to walk away from the door until a stretch is felt in the shoulder/arm. Secure a strap or Theraband around a doorknob or similar object. Instruct patient to start in standing with the arm to be stretched facing away from the door. Use the other arm to help pull until a stretch is felt in the shoulder/arm.
Instruct patient to start in seating or standing and while reaching one arm across the chest, use the other arm to support around the elbow. The video below contains 3 exercises that can be used to increase shoulder abduction ROM.
#Abduction of shoulder full#
The C5 nerve root is typically tested for shoulder abduction integrity however, contributions ranging from C3-7 are necessary for full shoulder abduction. These secondary muscles help to achieve upward rotation of the scapula. This relationship is termed the "scapulohumeral rhythm 1." The video below further describes this relationship. It is proposed that for every 2 degrees of GH abduction, the ST joint contributes 1 degree of abduction. At the ST joint, the scapula must rotate upwardly on the thorax. At the SC joint, the clavicle must glide inferiorly on the sternum. Proper movements of the sternoclavicular (SC) and scapulothoracic (ST) joints are necessary to achieve full abduction ROM. Normal ROM for abduction is 180 degrees however only 120 degrees of abduction are produced through the GH joint. Shoulder abduction of the glenohumeral (GH) joint can be described as the inferior roll/glide of the convex head of the humerus within the concave glenoid fossa of the scapula as the arm is raised away from mid-line in the frontal plane 1.
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