The abduction shoulder exercise with stick in stance is a mobility and rehabilitation exercise in which you stand upright and use a stick to move your affected arm to the side. "Abduction" means lifting the arm sideways (moving away from the body). This exercise is performed unilaterally, meaning you train one arm at a time. This exercise is unloaded, meaning you don't use any resistance or extra weight - it's purely about regaining freedom of movement in a lateral direction.
The main goal is the active-assisted restoration of shoulder mobility in abduction. Abduction is an important movement for everyday activities such as combing your hair, grabbing something from a high cabinet, or moving your arm to the side. By standing upright, you work against gravity, but the stick serves as an aid so that your healthy arm can help move the affected arm. The unilateral version gives you maximum control and focus on the affected shoulder, specifically for lateral movement.
When to use this exercise: This exercise is ideal for the early to mid rehabilitation phase when abduction is limited or painful. Perfect for frozen shoulder (capsulitis), impingement syndrome, after shoulder surgery, rotator cuff problems, or as an addition to anteflexion mobilisation. Abduction is often one of the most restricted and painful movements in shoulder problems.
Difficulty: Accessible to moderate. Often heavier than anteflexion because abduction is mechanically more difficult and more often limited in shoulder problems.
Movement to the side (abduction)
Holding final position
Movement back
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