Shoulder physiotherapy exercises
366 physiotherapy exercises for the shoulder, each with an illustration, audio instructions, sets, reps and progressions. Filter by goal below, or open them in Physia to build a personalised home exercise program in seconds.
Strengthening (215) · Mobility (84) · Motor control (57) · Stretching (9) · Balance (1)
Strengthening — Shoulder
Active shoulder stability in supine position
Anterior Elevation in Prone with Stick
Anterior Serratus Strengthening with Elastic Band
Archery Exercise with Scapular Retraction
Assisted anterior elevation with stabilization at 180°
Assisted Shoulder Flexion
Assisted shoulder pull with resistance band
Barbell Row
Barbell Row for Shoulder Strengthening
Bilateral Plyometric External Rotation with Ball
Bird dog with anterior serratus push
Bird dog with resisted shoulder flexion
Bird dog with shoulder flexion plyometrics
Blackburns Exercise for Shoulder Strengthening
Blackburns isometric
Bosu stability with anterior arm elevation
Bosu stability with military press
Bosu Stability with Shoulder Abduction
Clap Push-ups
Controlled Shoulder Press with Scapular Stabilization
Cross Elastic Band Row for Shoulders
Diagonal Flexion Shoulder Strengthening D1 with Resistance Band
Dolphin Push Up
Dumbbell Military Press
Dumbbell Press on SwissBall
Dumbbell Row for Shoulder Strengthening
Dumbbell Shoulder Flexion Strengthening
Dumbbell Upright Row
Dynamic External Rotation with Shoulder Elevation Using Resistance Band
Dynamic External Shoulder Rotation with Kettlebell
Dynamic hugs with resistance band
Dynamic Plank with Elastic Band for Shoulders
Dynamic Shoulder Arm Movement Strengthening
Eccentric Arm Lowering with Resistance Band
Eccentric External Rotation of the Shoulder with Resistance Band
Eccentric Lateral Raise with Elastic Band
Eccentric Shoulder Abduction with Resistance Band
Eccentric shoulder flexion with dumbbell
Eccentric strengthening of shoulder flexors with resistance band
Elastic Band Rowing for Back Strengthening
Elevated Push-Up
External rotation isometric shoulder exercise in side-lying position
External Rotation Isometric Shoulder with Lateral Step
External rotation isometric with lateral lunge
External shoulder rotation in quadruped with elastic band
External shoulder rotation in RE2 with elastic band
External shoulder rotation in side-lying position
External shoulder rotation in side-lying with elastic band
External shoulder rotation with elbow bent at 90° (isometric)
External shoulder rotation with resistance
External shoulder rotation with resistance band (RE2)
External Shoulder Rotation with Resistance Band, Elbow Bent at 90°
External shoulder rotation with squat
External shoulder rotations with elastic band
Football Touch Exercise with Medicine Ball
Forward Weight Projection with Dumbbell
Front and Lateral Arm Raises with Light Dumbbells
Front Elevation with Dumbbell
Frontal Dumbbell Raise
Full Can Shoulder Abduction
High Diagonal Pull with Elastic for Shoulder Adductors
Horizontal Abduction Isometric Shoulder Exercise Standing
Horizontal Pull with Elastic
Horizontal Row on Machine
Horizontal Row with Elastic Band on Unstable Cushion
Horizontal Shoulder Abduction
Horizontal Shoulder Abduction Against Gravity
Horizontal shoulder abduction with resistance band
Horizontal shoulder flexion with dumbbell
I Row with TRX
Inclined push-up on ball
Inclined wall push-up
Internal Rotation Isometric with Lateral Lunge
Internal Rotation Shoulder Stabilization with Elastic Band
Internal Rotation Walking with Resistance Band
Internal Rotator Strengthening of the Shoulder in Quadruped Position
Internal shoulder rotation in side-lying position
Internal shoulder rotation isometric against a wall
Internal shoulder rotation isometric exercise
Internal shoulder rotation isometric with elbow bent at 90°
Internal shoulder rotation strengthening with gravity
Internal shoulder rotation with hand behind the back
Isometric External Rotator Strengthening of the Shoulder
Isometric Internal Rotation with Elbow Bent (90°)
Isometric Internal Shoulder Rotation in Side-Lying
Isometric Serratus Anterior Strengthening Against a Wall
Isometric shoulder abduction against the wall
Isometric Shoulder Abduction at 30 Degrees
Isometric Shoulder Adduction Against Wall
Isometric Shoulder Depressor Strengthening
Isometric Shoulder Extensor Strengthening
Isometric Shoulder Flexion with Forward Lunge
Isometric Shoulder Strengthening with Arms Extended in I, Y, and T
Isometric strengthening of shoulder external rotators R1-R2-R3
Isometric strengthening of shoulder flexors with resistance band
Knee Push-Ups
Lateral eccentric shoulder elevation with dumbbell
Lateral Isometric Elevation for Serratus Strengthening
Lateral plank with external shoulder rotation (plyometric)
Lateral plank with shoulder abduction
Lateral Raise in the Scapular Plane with Dumbbells
Lateral shoulder elevation in incline
Lateral shoulder elevation with dumbbells
Lateral shoulder flexion with light dumbbell in side-lying position
Lateral shoulder raises with dumbbells
Letters with Swiss-ball, arms extended
Light Dumbbell Throwing Movement Strengthening
Low diagonal pull with resistance band
Lunge with Unilateral Horizontal Band Pull
Medicine Ball Push-Ups
Military Press with Resistance Band on SwissBall
Multi-directional shoulder lifts with kettlebell
Overhead Dumbbell Lift
Overhead Press on SwissBall with Light Dumbbells
Overhead Resistance Lunge
Plank with External Shoulder Rotation with Resistance Band
Plyometric External Shoulder Rotation with Ball
Plyometric Shoulder Flexion Exercise at 90° with Weighted Ball
Plyometric Shoulder Flexion with Ball
PNF D2 Shoulder Extension with Resistance Band
PNF D2 Shoulder Flexion with Resistance Band
Press up with towel for shoulder strengthening
Prone Shoulder Strengthening (RE2)
Resistance Band Triple Extension
Resistance Drop & Catch for the Shoulder
Resisted Arm Movement with Elastic Band
Resisted Throwing Movement with Elastic Band
Reverse Shoulder Shrug for Shoulder Strengthening
Reverse shrug on chair
Rowing with Stick
Scapular Plane Arm Elevation with Dumbbell
Scapular Push-Ups on Unstable Cushion
Scapular Retraction
Scapular Retraction Isometric with Resistance Band
Scapular Row with TRX
Scapular Stability in Multiple Planes
Seated Military Press on Machine
Serratus Anterior Strengthening in Quadruped Position
Serratus anterior strengthening in waiter’s position
Shoulder Abduction in 'Empty Can' Position
Shoulder Abduction on Ball with Elastic
Shoulder Abduction with External Rotation using a Resistance Band
Shoulder Abduction with Light Dumbbells
Shoulder Adduction Strengthening in Three Modalities
Shoulder Adduction with Resistance Band
Shoulder circumduction with resistance band at 125° abduction
Shoulder circumduction with resistance band, arm at 90° abduction
Shoulder Depression with Dumbbells
Shoulder Depressor Strengthening with Swiss Ball
Shoulder Elevation at Zenith
Shoulder Elevation at Zenith with Elastic Band
Shoulder Extension in PNF D1 with Resistance Band
Shoulder Extension with Elastic Band in External Plane
Shoulder External Rotation with Ball for Plyometrics
Shoulder External Rotation with Resistance Band
Shoulder Flexion Against Manual Resistance
Shoulder Flexion on Ball with Elastic
Shoulder Flexion on Ball with Elastic on Inclined Plane
Shoulder Flexion with Elastic Band
Shoulder Flexion with Elbow Bent at 90° and Dumbbell
Shoulder Flexion with Light Dumbbells
Shoulder Flexion with SwissBall
Shoulder Flexor Strengthening with Resistance Band
Shoulder Forward Elevation with Dumbbell
Shoulder Isometric Extension with Rear Lunge
Shoulder Isometric Flexion Against a Wall
Shoulder Proprioception Alphabet with Light Load
Shoulder Proprioception with Jerks
Shoulder Protraction Against a Wall
Shoulder stability in quadruped with lumbar rotation
Shoulder Stability with Medicine Ball Against the Wall
Shoulder Stabilization Against Wall
Shoulder Stabilization at Zenith with Bar
Shoulder Stabilization at Zenith with Extended Arm
Shoulder stabilization in bridge with alternating arms left/right
Shoulder Stabilization in Bumper Bridge
Shoulder Stabilization in Plank
Shoulder Stabilization in Quadruped Position
Shoulder Stabilization Jumps
Shoulder stabilization with elastic band in slow rotations
Shoulder stabilization with resistance band in abduction
Shoulder Stabilization with TRX
Shoulder strengthening in 4 directions with elastic band
Shoulder Strengthening Push-Ups
Shoulder Throw Strengthening with Light Ball
Shoulder Wall Walks
Simultaneous Shoulder Flexion and Abduction with Dumbbells
Slow Eccentric Push-Ups
Snow Angel Isometric at 60°
Snow Angel Isometric at 90°
Snow Angel Isometric in Y
Squat with Horizontal Elastic Row
Standing Diagonal Arm Elevation with Resistance Band
Standing Lateral Arm Elevation
Standing Scapular Retraction and Extension
Standing Shoulder Extension with Elastic Band
SwissBall Push-Ups
T-Y Row with TRX
Thoracic Opening Push-up
TRX Push-Ups
Two-Handed Medicine Ball Throw
Unilateral External Shoulder Rotator Strengthening with Resistance Band
Unilateral Push-up Shoulder Stability
Unilateral serratus anterior strengthening in quadruped
Unilateral shoulder press with barbell
Unilateral shoulder press with dumbbell
Unilateral Shoulder Zenith Raise
Wall Ball Press for Shoulder
Wall Ball Throw with Right Arm
Wall Isometric Shoulder Extension
Wall Push-Ups for the Serratus Anterior
Wall Push-Ups with Shoulder Protraction
Wall Squat with Arm Elevation
Wide grip elastic band row
Y Pull with TRX
Mobility — Shoulder
Active Assisted Shoulder Abduction
Active External Rotation of the Shoulder
Active External Shoulder Rotation with Ball
Active Internal and External Rotation Mobilization of the Shoulder with SwissBall
Active Internal Shoulder Rotation Mobilization
Active mobilization of internal and external rotation of the shoulder at 90° flexion
Active shoulder abduction mobilization against a wall
Active shoulder abduction standing
Active shoulder elevation
Active shoulder flexion mobilizations
Active shoulder flexion mobilizations with stick
Active shoulder hyperflexion mobilization with medicine ball
Active Shoulder Internal Rotation Mobilization
Active-assisted external rotation with stick in supine position
Active-assisted shoulder flexion
Active-assisted shoulder flexion with stick
Active-passive External Shoulder Rotation Mobilization
Active-passive shoulder flexion mobilization
Active-passive shoulder flexion with pulley
Anterior arm elevation in incline
Anterior elevation on the scapular plane without load
Anterior Gliding Elevation on Wall
Anterior Shoulder Elevation in Inclination with Bent Elbow
Anterior shoulder elevation in supine position
Anterior shoulder elevation with elbow bent at 90° in the scapular plane
Assisted Active External Rotation of the Shoulder
Assisted Active Internal Shoulder Rotation
Assisted Active Shoulder Flexion Mobilization with Physiotherapist
Assisted Active Shoulder Mobilization
Assisted External Rotation Mobilization of the Shoulder with a Stick
Assisted External Shoulder Rotation in RE2 Position
Assisted shoulder mobility with stick behind the head
Assisted Shoulder Rotations
Backhand mobility
Backward Traction Throwing Movement for the Shoulder
Child's pose with shoulder elevations
End of track flexion mobilization
External rotations of the contracted/relaxed shoulder
External shoulder rotation at 45° abduction
External shoulder rotation in abduction at 90°
External shoulder rotation in extension with resistance band
External shoulder rotation in supination with stick
External shoulder rotation mobility against gravity
External shoulder rotation on external track
Glenohumeral Distraction
Internal shoulder rotation with hand in the back to the lumbar region
Mobilisation at the end of shoulder extension with elbows bent
Overhead Paddle Shoulder Mobilization
Overhead Shoulder Press with Stick
Passive Abduction and Decoaptation Mobilizations of the Shoulder
Passive Mobilizations of the Shoulder Abductors
Passive scapula mobilizations
Passive Shoulder External Rotation
Passive Shoulder Flexion Mobilization
Plank with reflex work on the right/left on Blazepod
Prone Shoulder Extension with Stick
Rhomboid Stretch
Scapular Protraction and Retraction
Scapular Protraction and Retraction with SwissBall
Scapular Protraction with Stick
Shoulder Abduction with Contraction and Relaxation
Shoulder Arc Circle Mobilization
Shoulder Articular Trapping
Shoulder Circumduction in Abduction at 90° on Swiss Ball
Shoulder Circumduction Mobilization with Stick
Shoulder Circumduction Mobilization with Swissball
Shoulder Decoupling with Torque
Shoulder Flexion Mobilization with Table
Shoulder Flexion Rotation with Elastic
Shoulder Helicopter Mobilization with Stick
Shoulder Mobilization with Obstacle Passage
Shoulder Mobilization with Swiss Ball
Shoulder Proprioception with Medicine Ball
Shoulder Reflex Training with Blazepod
Shoulder Rotation Behind the Head and Back with Resistance Band
Shoulder Rotation Mobilization Behind the Head and Back
Shoulder Tapping Plank
Side-Lying External Shoulder Rotation
Spider Mobilization in Shoulder Flexion
Standing Shoulder Circumductions
SwissBall Dumbbell Bench Press with Different Weights
Trunk Rotation in Quadruped Position
Unilateral scapular protraction and retraction with resistance band
Wall Angel Sitting Position
Motor control — Shoulder
90° Shoulder Abduction Oscillation Bar, Hand in Pro-supination
90° Shoulder Flexion Oscillation Bar, Hand in Pro-supination
Alternating Isometric Rotator Contractions of the Shoulder
Ball Passing Around the Head
Ball Reception Exercise for the Shoulder
Closed Kinetic Chain Shoulder Stabilization
Closed Kinetic Chain Shoulder Stabilization with Rotation
Closed-chain shoulder proprioception on table
Controlled Plyometric Throw for the Shoulder
Elastic Band Weight Throwing Exercise
External Rotation Shoulder Stabilization with Elastic Band
External Rotation Shoulder Stabilization with Micro-Circles
External shoulder rotation mobility (end of RE2)
External shoulder rotation with destabilization using elastic band
Facial Drop Shoulder Proprioception
Facial Position Shoulder Strengthening
Internal and External Shoulder Rotation Proprioception with Stick
Internal and External Shoulder Rotation Reflex Training with Blazepod
Kneeling Dynamic Plank
Military Press with Destabilization
Open Chain Shoulder Proprioception
Overhead Shoulder Elevation with Destabilization
Plank with Blazepod for Shoulder Stability
Proprioception with Overhead Shoulder Movement
Proprioception: Shoulder Arm Movement
Reflex and Left/Right Dissociation Training with Blazepod
Scapular Push-Ups
Semi-Open Chain Shoulder Proprioception
Shoulder Abduction with Motor Control
Shoulder External Rotation Stabilization at 90° Abduction
Shoulder Flexion Oscillation at 90°
Shoulder Plyometrics with Swiss Ball
Shoulder Proprioception Exercise: Throwing Movement
Shoulder Proprioception with Elastic Band
Shoulder Proprioception with Manual Destabilization
Shoulder Proprioception with Oscillation Bar on Unipedal Stand on Bosu
Shoulder Proprioception with Stick
Shoulder Proprioception with Swiss Ball
Shoulder Proprioception with Weight Transfer
Shoulder Proprioception with Y and F Elastic Band
Shoulder Proprioception with Y and F Stick
Shoulder Stability in Arm Position Standing
Shoulder Stabilization at Zenith
Shoulder stabilization at zenith with light weights
Shoulder stabilization in flexion with weighted elastic band
Shoulder stabilization on trampoline
Shoulder stabilization on trampoline support
Shoulder Stabilization Push-Up
Shoulder stabilization with kettlebell
Single-leg Dumbbell Shoulder Stabilization
Standing Internal Shoulder Rotation with Elastic Band
Stick Reception Plank for Shoulder Proprioception
Throwing and catching a ball against a wall with the dominant arm
Walking with Arm Raised to Zenith for Shoulder Stabilization
Walking with Arms Extended Overhead
Walking with External Shoulder Rotation Stability at 90°
Wall Ball Throw for Shoulder
Stretching — Shoulder
Anterior Shoulder Stretch on Box
Cross-Body Shoulder Stretch
External Rotation Stretch of the Shoulder with Bent Elbow
Internal shoulder rotation against a wall
Latissimus Dorsi Stretch
Passive Stretch of the Pectoralis Minor
Posterior shoulder capsule stretch
Stretching of the anterior shoulder
Triceps Stretch
Balance — Shoulder
Common conditions — Shoulder
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