Supine Shoulder External Rotation – PROM, Dowel HOW: Lay face up with a towel under your arm to keep the shoulder slightly elevated. Using a dowel or stick, use assistance with your opposite hand to rotate your arm outward until the desired stretch it met. You can hold at the end or move back and forth.

Lie on your back. Place your arm on a towel out to the side as directed by therapist. Bend elbow to 90° with fingers pointing toward the ceiling. Grasp a cane or dowel with both hands, with the arm to be stretched at the end as shown. Slowly rotate your forearm backward. Keep elbow bent and upper arm in place.

Supine external rotation using a dowel. Lie on your back and place the involved shoulder at your side, supported on a towel or object for comfort, and your elbow bent to 90°. Holding a stick or dowel, use the non involved side to move your shoulder in and out of as much external rotation as tolerable. Supine shoulder flexion with a dowel.