During this stretching exercise, be careful not to arch your back.
Face a wall, standing so your fingers can just touch it.
Keeping your shoulder down (don't shrug up toward your ear), walk the fingers of your injured arm up the wall as high as pain permits.
Hold that position for at least 15 to 30 seconds.
Slowly walk your fingers back down to the starting position.
Repeat at least 2 to 4 times, trying to reach higher each time.
Current as of:
November 9, 2022
Author: Healthwise Staff Medical Review: William H. Blahd Jr. MD, FACEP - Emergency Medicine Brian D. O'Brien MD - Internal Medicine Adam Husney MD - Family Medicine Kathleen Romito MD - Family Medicine Timothy Bhattacharyya MD - Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Trauma
Medical Review:William H. Blahd Jr. MD, FACEP - Emergency Medicine & Brian D. O'Brien MD - Internal Medicine & Adam Husney MD - Family Medicine & Kathleen Romito MD - Family Medicine & Timothy Bhattacharyya MD - Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Trauma
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