Overhead Pulley Exercises for the Shoulder

para>This is an image of a man sitting in a chair facing a door. There is a pulley with ropes and 2 handles at the top of the door. Both of his arms are straight in front of him and he is holding a handle in each hand. The image shows him pulling down with his right arm, causing his left arm to raise. There is a callout of him pulling down with his left arm, causing his right arm to raise.View Original

This is an image of a man sitting in a chair facing a door. There is a pulley with ropes and 2 handles at the top of the door. Both of his arms are straight in front of him and he is holding a handle in each hand. The image shows him pulling down with his right arm, causing his left arm to raise. There is a callout of him pulling down with his left arm, causing his right arm to raise.

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This is an image of a man sitting in a chair with his back to a door. There is a pulley with ropes and 2 handles at the top of the door. Both of his arms are straight and he is holding a handle in each hand. The image shows him pulling down with his right arm, causing his left arm to raise. There is a callout of him pulling down with his left arm, causing his right arm to raise.

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This is an image of a man sitting in a chair with his back to a door. There is a pulley with ropes and 2 handles at the top of the door. Both of his arms are straight and he is holding a handle in each hand. The image shows him pulling his left arm down along the wall towards the floor. This causes his right arm to raise up along the wall to over his head. There is a callout showing him pulling his right arm along the wall towards the floor, causing his left arm to raise up along the wall over his head.

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This is an image of a man sitting in a chair with his back to a door. There is a pulley with ropes and 2 handles at the top of the door. Both of his arms are straight and he is holding a handle in each hand. The image shows him pulling his left arm down along the wall towards the floor. This causes his right arm to raise up along the wall to over his head. There is a callout showing him pulling his right arm along the wall towards the floor, causing his left arm to raise up along the wall over his head.

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This is an image of a man standing with his back to a door. There is a pulley with ropes and 2 handles at the top of the door. His left arm is bent to 90 degrees and he is grasping the pulley handle in front of him at waist height with his left hand. His right hand is behind his back with his elbow bent, holding onto the other pulley handle. In the first callout, the man straightens out his left arm which draws his right arm up behind his back. In the second image, he has straightened out his right arm, drawing his left arm up behind his back.

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This is an image of a man sitting in a chair next to a door. There is a pulley with a rope and 2 handles in the door just above the door handle. The man has both elbows bent, upper arms close to his body and a handle in each hand. There is a callout showing him straightening his left arm out to the side which causes his right arm to rotate out away from his body.

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What will the results be?

Less pain and stiffness
Better range of motion and flexibility
Easier to do daily activities

Helpful tips

Stay active and work out to keep your muscles strong and flexible.
Eat a healthy diet to keep your muscles healthy.
Be sure you do not hold your breath when exercising. This can raise your blood pressure. If you tend to hold your breath, try counting out loud when exercising. If any exercise bothers you, stop right away.
Always warm up before stretching. Heated muscles stretch much easier than cool muscles. Stretching cool muscles can lead to injury.
Try walking and swinging your arms at an easy pace for a few minutes to warm up your muscles. Do this again after exercising.
Never bounce when doing stretches.
After exercising, it is a good idea to use ice. Place an ice pack or a bag of frozen peas wrapped in a towel over the painful part. Never put ice right on the skin. Do not leave the ice on more than 10 to 15 minutes at a time. Ice after activity may help decrease pain and swelling. Never ice before stretching.
Doing exercises before a meal may be a good way to get into a routine.
Exercise may be slightly uncomfortable, but you should not have sharp pains. If you do get sharp pains, stop what you are doing. If the sharp pains continue, call your doctor.

Where can I learn more?

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons ‚
http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/PDFs/Rehab_Shoulder_5.pdf ‚

Last Reviewed Date

2015-05-09 ‚

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