🧘‍♂️ Stretching

Pendulum Swing

Homecare Kinesiology Instruction Module

Progression step 1

📋 Remedial Instructions

  1. 1Standing, lean slightly forward with legs spread apart for a strong base.
  2. 2Relax your shoulders and let your affected arm hang at your side.
  3. 3Support your body by leaning on a chair, counter, or desk with the unaffected arm).
  4. 4Initiate motion by moving your trunk and allowing the arm to hang and move with the body effortlessly.
  5. 5Back and forth, side to side and clockwise and counterclockwise swings can all be done.
  6. 6Let your arm come to a stop on its own.
  7. 7Circular movements can be done by grasping your affected arm just above your elbow with your good arm and initiating circles at the shoulder for 4-6 times and then relaxing the arm and letting it come to a stop on its own.
⚠️ Rapha Clinic Notice: Move smoothly without bouncing. Hold stretches for 30s. If any unexpected pain increases, suspend activity immediately.