Frozen Shoulder? Step-by-Step Exercise & Pain Relief Program for the “Frozen Stage”

Frozen Stage:

Booyah Exercises: Start by doing exercises 1-3.

1. Stick under shoulder blades in armpits. Perform chin tucks. (10 repetitions)

2. Progressive Statue of Liberty. (10 repetitions) (Stick on the floor or a chair)

3. Extensions of shoulder pain arm using opposite arm OR with broomstick or booyah. (10 repetitions)

After the extension of your painful shoulder is equal to that of your nonpainful shoulder, you may stop exercise 3. Substitute exercise number 4 instead. So, you are doing exercises 1, 2, and 4.

4. Shoulder internal rotation with a stick or belt.

After internal rotation of your painful shoulder is equal to that of your nonpainful shoulder, you may stop exercises 4. Substitute exercise number 5 instead. So, you are doing exercises 1, 2, and 5.

5. Supine assisted flexion. With the other arm or with Booyah Stik.

After flexion of your painful shoulder is equal to that of your nonpainful shoulder, you may stop exercises 5. Substitute exercise number 6 instead. So, you are doing exercises 1, 2, and 6.

6. Slide the hand of the painful shoulder arm up the wall using a towel.

Check out the full Shoulder Pain Relief Program series of videos along with downloadable guide sheets for each video on our website here: https://www.bobandbrad.com/health-programs/shoulder-pain-relief-program