After undergoing shoulder surgery, recovering patients in Bangalore can benefit from physiotherapy at home to reduce pain, promote recovery, and restore strength and flexibility. Our physiotherapy program in Bangalore is designed to help patients regain independence, return to daily activities, and eventually resume sports or heavy lifting.
Phases
I: Immediate Post-Operative Phase (First 5-7 Days)
Goals:
- Protect the surgical site
- Ensure wound healing
- Diminish pain and inflammation
- Prevent stiffness and regain motion
Exercises:
- Pendulum exercises
- Supine external rotation
- Supine passive arm elevation
- Scapular retraction
- Shoulder shrug
II: Intermediate Phase (1-6 Weeks Post-Operative)
Goals:
- Restore non-painful range of motion (ROM)
- Retard muscular atrophy
- Decrease pain/inflammation
- Improve postural awareness
- Minimize stress to healing structures
- Independent with activities of daily living (ADLs)
- Prevent muscular inhibition
- Wean from sling
Exercises:
- Range of motion (PROM, AAROM, AROM)
- Pendulums
- Pulleys
- Cane exercises
- Self-stretches
- Isometrics (scapular musculature, deltoid, and rotator cuff)
- Isotonic (theraband internal and external rotation)
III: Strengthening Phase (6 Weeks and Beyond)
Goals:
- Improve strength, power, and endurance
- Improve neuromuscular control
- Prepare athlete to begin throwing and performing overhead activities
Exercises:
- Dumbbell strengthening (rotator cuff and deltoid)
- Theraband exercises (90/90 position for internal rotation and external rotation)
- Plyometrics for rotator cuff
- PNF diagonal patterns
- Isokinetics
- Endurance exercises (UBE)
- Diagonal pattern
Physiotherapy at Home Bangalore after Shoulder Surgery – Benefits
Our physiotherapy program in Bangalore ensures that patients receive personalized attention and care, maximizing the effectiveness of their recovery after shoulder surgery.
