Shoulder Stretches: Neer Protocol
Shoulder Stretches: Neer Protocol Shoulder Stretches: Neer Protocol
Peter D. McCann, M.D.Chair, Department of Orthopaedic SurgeryShoulder and Elbow SurgerySports MedicineShoulder Stretches: Neer ProtocolBeth Israel Medical CenterPhillips Ambulatory Care Center10 Union Square East, Suite 3MNew York, NY 10003Tel: 212 844 6735Fax: 212 844 6982pmccann@chpnet.orgwww.orthobi.comAssisted External RotationLying on your back with elbows bent90 degrees, gently push the operatedhand outward until your feel tightness,using a stick powered by the oppositehand. Be sure to keep the operatedelbow at your side as the shoulderrotates the forearm outwards. Holdthe stretch for 5 seconds, relax. Workup to 3 sets of 5 repetitions.Pendulum Bend at your waistand support your upper body withyour non-affected hand, on a tableas shown. Move your affected armin a circular motion, about one footin diameter, 10 times clockwiseand counterclockwise. Perform 3-5times daily.Forward Elevation: SupineLying on your back, hold the wrist ofthe operated arm with the goodhand and, using the power of thegood hand, raise the operated armup and over your head, then gentlylower to the bed always using thepower of the opposite arm to movethe affected arm. Work up to 3 setsof 5 repetitions.Forward Elevation: StandingStanding about one foot from a wall,place a paper towel between theaffected hand and the wall todecrease friction, then, using theopposite hand, slide the affectedhand as high as possible.Hold the stretch for 5seconds. Work up to 3sets of 5 repetitions.Internal Rotation Standing,grasp the affected wrist with the goodhand behind you, gently push theaffected arm back away from yourbody, then push the affected hand upthe back as far as possible. Hold thestretch for 5 seconds, relax. Work upto 3 sets of 5 repetitions.Adduction Place the affected handon the opposite shoulder. Using thepower of the opposite hand, pull theaffected elbow across your body towardsthe opposite shoulder as far as ispossible. Hold the stretch for 5 seconds.Work up to 3 sets of 5 repetitions.
Peter D. McCann, M.D.Chair, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery<strong>Shoulder</strong> and Elbow SurgerySports Medicine<strong>Shoulder</strong> <strong>Stretches</strong>: <strong>Neer</strong> <strong>Protocol</strong>Beth Israel Medical CenterPhillips Ambulatory Care Center10 Union Square East, Suite 3MNew York, NY 10003Tel: 212 844 6735Fax: 212 844 6982pmccann@chpnet.orgwww.orthobi.comAssisted External RotationLying on your back with elbows bent90 degrees, gently push the operatedhand outward until your feel tightness,using a stick powered by the oppositehand. Be sure to keep the operatedelbow at your side as the shoulderrotates the forearm outwards. Holdthe stretch for 5 seconds, relax. Workup to 3 sets of 5 repetitions.Pendulum Bend at your waistand support your upper body withyour non-affected hand, on a tableas shown. Move your affected armin a circular motion, about one footin diameter, 10 times clockwiseand counterclockwise. Perform 3-5times daily.Forward Elevation: SupineLying on your back, hold the wrist ofthe operated arm with the goodhand and, using the power of thegood hand, raise the operated armup and over your head, then gentlylower to the bed always using thepower of the opposite arm to movethe affected arm. Work up to 3 setsof 5 repetitions.Forward Elevation: StandingStanding about one foot from a wall,place a paper towel between theaffected hand and the wall todecrease friction, then, using theopposite hand, slide the affectedhand as high as possible.Hold the stretch for 5seconds. Work up to 3sets of 5 repetitions.Internal Rotation Standing,grasp the affected wrist with the goodhand behind you, gently push theaffected arm back away from yourbody, then push the affected hand upthe back as far as possible. Hold thestretch for 5 seconds, relax. Work upto 3 sets of 5 repetitions.Adduction Place the affected handon the opposite shoulder. Using thepower of the opposite hand, pull theaffected elbow across your body towardsthe opposite shoulder as far as ispossible. Hold the stretch for 5 seconds.Work up to 3 sets of 5 repetitions.
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