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Pendulum Exercises

Also called pendulum swings, codman pendulum, pendulum.

Pendulum Exercises: start and finish positions
Start and finish positions. Photographs by BoneArc.

How to do it

Lean forward supported on a table, letting your arm hang. Shift your body gently to swing the arm in small circles — let momentum do the work, not the shoulder.

Body region
Shoulder
Position
Standing
Equipment
Table
Recovery phase
Early recovery
Purpose
Stretch

Used in home programs for

  • Adhesive Capsulitis (Frozen Shoulder)
  • Bankart Repair
  • Biceps Tenodesis
  • Calcific Tendinitis of the Shoulder
  • Clavicle Fracture (Non-Operative)
  • Glenohumeral Osteoarthritis
  • Proximal Humerus Fracture (Non-Operative)
  • Reverse Total Shoulder Replacement
  • Rotator Cuff Repair
  • Rotator Cuff Tear (Monitored — Non-Operative)
  • Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy
  • Shoulder Impingement Syndrome
  • Shoulder Replacement
  • SLAP Repair

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