Standing Repeated Shoulder Horiz. Abd. with Ext. CKC

Directions: Grasp a doorframe or pole with your hand behind your back. While maintaining contact with the object, lunge towards the same side as your extended arm, making sure to get to end-range. Repeat as indicated by your prescribing therapist. This exercise requires adherence to the "Stoplight System."

Green: Motion or pain is improving with each repetition.

Yellow: Amount of motion before pain occurs, pain intensity, centralization of symptoms, pain that can be "walked off," or pain that disappears with return to starting position  improves with each repetition.

Red: Pain begins to peripheralize and stays peripheralized or pain that is increased with performance and cannot be "walked off." - STOP EXERCISE

Start Position

End Position

Note: exercises should only be performed if instructed by a properly trained health care practitioner.