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Begin in a standing upright position, holding a dowel with your involved arm in an under-hand grip at the end. Using your uninvolved arm to guide the movement, slowly raise your involved arm . Your physical therapist or doctor recommends the following personalized exercise program for you to help with your recovery. Please follow these instructions on how often to hold or repeat . These Exercises are intended to assist with mobility for your Shoulder through the rehabilitation process. These exercises are intended as a guide and prior to starting you should have had File Size: 1MB.exercises two to three days a week will maintain strength and range of motion in your shoulders. Getting Started Warmup: Before doing the following exercises, warm up with 5 to 10 minutes of low impact activity, like walking or riding a stationary bicycle. Stretch: After the warm-up, do the stretching exercises shown on Page 1 before moving on. • maintain/increase range of motion (ROM) Instructions • exercises should be done at least once per day • do one arm at a time • perform exercises slowly. 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. Oct 8, · We ask that you perform your assigned exercises at home as instructed by your physical therapist in order to improve your functional outcome. Your home program exercises should take on average 30 MINUTES A DAY to complete. Your physical therapist will provide guidance on what to use at home for any exercises requiring equipment.