Standing Resisted Shoulder External Rotation
1. Place band to secure object at waist level.
2. Place pillow or towel roll between elbow and body on involved side.
3. Grasp band in involved hand, with elbow bent to 90° and thumb up.
4. Externally rotate arm, then slowly return to start position.
5. Perform 3 sets of 10 repetitions, 1 time a day.
6. Special Instructions
a. Start with least resistance band.
b. Keep arm at side and elbow flexed at 90°.
Courtesy of Tomah Memorial Hospital, Department of Physical Therapy, Tomah, WI; Elizabeth C.K. Bender, MSPT, ATC, CSCS; and Whitney Gnewikow, DPT, ATC.
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