Upper Extremity Active Range of Motion - Aurora Health Care
Chest Pull. ? Sit or stand with your feet shoulder- width apart. ? Loop theraband around each palm. Put your arms in front of your body with elbows.
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Exercises
To increase strength in the upper extremities, some type of weight (or resistance)
should be used.
Recommendations:
• commercial wrist weights, 1 to 2 lbs.
• soup or tuna can
Shoulder flexion
Begin with your arms straight at your side. Keeping your elbow straight, lift one arm
up
over your head as far as possible.
Amount of resistance ____________________ Amount of repetition ____________________
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Upper Extremity Active Range of Motion
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Shoulder abduction
Lift your arm out to side with palm up.
Keep elbow straight.
Shoulder rotation
Bring arm(s) behind head.
Bring arm(s) behind back.
Hold arm out to side at shoulder height.
Reach hand out and bring it in across your
body. Keep elbow straight.
Shoulder circumduction
Hold arms out to side at shoulder height.
Move arms in a circle, clockwise, five times;
then counter-clockwise five times.
