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Finger-Ladder Wall Walk

Finger-Ladder Wall Walk: start and finish positions
Start and finish positions. Photographs by BoneArc.

How to do it

Stand facing a wall with your fingers at hip height. Walk your fingers up the wall as high as comfortable, then walk them back down to the start.

Body region
Shoulder
Position
Standing
Equipment
Wall
Recovery phase
Mid recovery
Purpose
Range Of Motion

Used in home programs for

  • Adhesive Capsulitis (Frozen Shoulder)
  • Proximal Humerus ORIF
  • Reverse Total Shoulder Replacement
  • Rotator Cuff Repair
  • Rotator Cuff Tear (Monitored — Non-Operative)
  • Shoulder Replacement

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