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Thera-Band Exercises forUpper BodyThis program is used to improve upper body strength and range of motion.Many of the exercises focus on muscles of the shoulders, chest and upper back.General instructions: Complete all exercises while seated in a chair with armrests unlessinstructed otherwise by your therapist. Keep movements slow, smooth and controlled so that your muscles do thework instead of the Thera-Band . Repeat each exercise times. Do times a day.Exercise 1:1. Raise Thera-Band to shoulders2. Stretch Thera-Band tight at shoulder levelOccupational Therapy Department-1-
Exercise 2:1. Raise Thera-Band overhead2. Stretch Thera-Band tight overheadExercise 3:1. Place both handsnear right hip2. Keep left arm inplace and raiseright arm upOccupational Therapy DepartmentThera-Band Exercises-2-
Exercise 4:1. Place both handsnear right hip2. Keep right arm inplace and move leftarm up and across,keeping elbowstraightExercise 5:1. Place both handson left knee2. Keep right arm inplace and pull leftarm behind youOccupational Therapy DepartmentThera-Band Exercises-3-
Exercise 6:1. Place both handson left knee2. Keep right hand inplace and pull lefthand up to leftshoulderExercise 7:1. Place both handson left shoulder2. Place right hand inplace and straightenleft elbow in front ofyouOccupational Therapy DepartmentThera-Band Exercises-4-
Disclaimer: This document contains information and/or instructional materials developed byMichigan Medicine for the typical patient with your condition. It may include links to onlinecontent that was not created by Michigan Medicine and for which Michigan Medicine does notassume responsibility. It does not replace medical advice from your health care providerbecause your experience may differ from that of the typical patient. Talk to your health careprovider if you have any questions about this document, your condition or your treatment plan.Reviewers: Bethany Lee-Lehner, RN, MSNTallat Nadeemullah, OT Clinical SpecialistEdited by: Karelyn Munro, BAPatient Education by Michigan Medicine is licensed under a Creative Commons AttributionNonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International Public License. Last Revised 10/2020Occupational Therapy DepartmentThera-Band Exercises-5-
Thera-Band Exercises for . Upper Body . This program is used to improve upper body strength and range of motion. Many of the exercises focus on muscles of the shoulders, chest and upper back . General instructions: Complete all exercises while seated in a chair wit
