Shoulder Strengthening Exercises

These exercises will help to improve the strength of your shoulder and rotator cuff muscles. Start without weights and as the exercise gets easy you can add light weights (1-3# dumbbells). Here are extra cues for the proper performance of these exercises:

1. Sidelying External Rotation: Lay on your side and put a rolled-up towel under your elbow. Keeping your elbow at a 90-degree angle, rotate your hand away from your stomach.
2. Sidelying Shoulder Raise: Lay on your side and reach your hand with your arm straight towards your feet. Lift your arm to ~45 degrees and return to starting position.
3. Sidelying Shoulder Raises Version 2: Lay on your side and bring your shoulder into 90 degrees of flexion. Lift your hand up with a straight arm to the ceiling and return to starting position.

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