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©2013 UpToDate ® Print Email Armpit stretch Use your good arm to lift the affected arm onto a shelf, a dresser, or any object about breast high. Gently bend at the knees, opening the arm pit. Try to push the arm up a little bit farther with each stretch. Perform sets of 10 to 20 stretches at each session. Courtesy of Bruce C Anderson, MD.
©2013 UpToDate ® Print Email Armpit stretch Use your good arm to lift the affected arm onto a shelf, a dresser, or any object about breast high. Gently bend at the knees, opening the arm pit. Try to push the arm up a little bit farther with each stretch. Perform sets of 10 to 20 stretches at each session. Courtesy of Bruce C Anderson, MD. Walk up wall stretch Face a wall about three quarters of an arm length away from it. Using only your fingers (not your shoulder muscles), raise your arm up to shoulder level. Perform sets of 10 to 20 exercises at each session. Courtesy of Bruce C Anderson, MD. Towel stretch Take a 3 foot long towel, grasp it with both hands, and hold it in the horizontal position. Use the upper, good arm, to pull the affected arm toward the lower back. This can be repeated with the towel at a 45° angle. Perform sets of 10 to 20 stretches at each session. Courtesy of Bruce C Anderson, MD.