Putting the effort into your shoulder surgery recovery is almost as important as the procedure itself. The more you focus on your recovery, the faster your recovery will be. In this article, we are going to explain how to safely perform a specific stretch (the wall slide into scaption exercise) following a shoulder surgery procedure.
Wall Slide into Scaption Stretch Instructions
Here are simple instructions for performing the wall slide into scaption stretch:
- Find the former of a wall in your house. Stand beside the wall with your hip and your involved shoulder facing the wall as shown in the picture below.
- Put a towel in your hand to decrease the friction from your hand on the wall.
- Slowly and easily slide your hand up the wall as high as you can tolerate using the momentum from your body to elevate your shoulder. Gently lean into the stretch.
- Your goal is to get your armpit to touch the wall.
- Perform this exercise 5-10 times holding each stretch for 5-10 seconds as tolerated, unless otherwise instructed by your physician.
If you are allowed to strengthen, then a corollary to this stretch is to step away from the wall and try to lower the arm actively. Make sure that you “set” your shoulder blades when doing this strengthening exercise by pinching them together as you lower the arm.
Shoulder Surgery in Knoxville, TN
Shoulder pain can impact anyone and can make day-to-day life absolutely miserable. Thankfully, there are treatment options that can help significantly reduce your shoulder pain and get you back to living life to its fullest! Dr. Holloway has decades of experience treating patients with shoulder pain throughout the Knoxville area. Contact our Knoxville Orthopaedic Clinics today to set up an appointment and see if you are a good candidate for a shoulder surgery procedure.
