Shoulder flexibility exercises

Excellent shoulder flexibility exercises follow complete with pics and descriptions. Before getting into shoulder exercises, links to our other pages on shoulders right below.

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Stretches should be held for 5 to 10 seconds and repeated 3 - 5 times. Stretching should be performed after warm up exercises and after main exercises and as needed.

1. Flexibility exercises for shoulders 1: Horizontal adduction: Grasp elbow of involved hand with opposite hand and gently pull involved arm across front of chest just below chin.

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2. Flexibility exercises for shoulders 2: Involves triceps: With elbow of involved arm bent and raised, grasp elbow and gently pull involved arm down behind head with uninvolved hand.

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3. Flexibility exercises for shoulders 3: Involves biceps & chest: Standing grasp door frame with both arms at shoulder level. Slowly lean away from door stretching chest and shoulder muscles.

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4. Flexibility exercises for shoulders 4: External Rotation: While standing with shoulder abducted to 90 degrees and elbow flexed to 90 degrees and hand facing up, place a broomstick behind upper left arm and grasp upper bar with involved hand. Grasp lower portion of stick with uninvolved hand and slowly pull forward, forcing involved arm back and down.

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5. Flexibility exercises for shoulders 5: Internal Rotation: While standing with shoulder abducted to 90 degrees and elbow flexed to 90 degrees and hand facing down, place a broomstick behind upper left arm and grasp lower bar with involved hand. Grasp upper portion of stick with uninvolved hand and slowly pull forward, forcing involved arm forward and down.

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