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Shoulder AAROM Abduction with Cane

Shoulder AAROM Abduction with Cane: start and finish positions
Start and finish positions. Photographs by BoneArc.

How to do it

Kneel upright holding a cane with both hands in front of you. Use your unaffected arm to help raise the cane out to the side and overhead, letting the affected arm do as much of the work as it can. Lower back down with control.

Body region
Shoulder
Position
Kneeling
Equipment
Cane
Recovery phase
Mid recovery
Purpose
Range Of Motion

Used in home programs for

  • Adhesive Capsulitis (Frozen Shoulder)
  • Arthroscopic Subacromial Decompression
  • Reverse Total Shoulder Replacement
  • Rotator Cuff Repair
  • Rotator Cuff Tear (Monitored — Non-Operative)
  • Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy
  • Shoulder Impingement Syndrome
  • Shoulder Replacement

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