Advanced Exercises for Shoulder Instability Rehab [Physical Therapy Guide]

By dpope2020

June 7, 2024

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Advanced Exercises for Shoulder Instability Rehab [Physical Therapy Guide]

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In today's video we go over Advanced Exercises for Shoulder Instability Rehab [Physical Therapy Guide]:

Struggling to take your shoulder instability patients to the next level? This video dives into advanced rehab exercises, giving you a toolbox of techniques to challenge even your most determined athletes. But first, a word about safety!  These exercises are for late-stage rehab only. Make sure you've watched this video for foundational exercises.

Here's what you'll learn:

  1. How to target end-range motion for specific sports
  2. Exercises for both anterior and posterior instability
  3. Progressions for common rehab exercises
  4. The importance of sport-specific training
  5. Advanced open-chain, closed chain and plyometric exercises
  6. When to consider referral to a doctor

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Timeline:

  • 0:00 - Intro
  • 0:25 - Goals of Advanced Shoulder Instability Rehab
  • 1:29 - Advanced Rotator Cuff and Scapular Stability Exercises
  • 2:33 - Advancing Anterior Instability Exercises
  • 3:55 - Advancing Posterior Instability Exercises
  • 6:42 - Advancing Inferior Instability Exercises
  • 8:13 - Closed Chain Exercises - Plank Turns
  • 8:20 - Plank Toe Taps
  • 8:29 - Plank Sit Through
  • 8:37 - Plank Flips
  • 8:45 - Plank Cone Taps
  • 8:55 - Lateral Bear Crawl
  • 9:05 - Lateral Bear Crawl w/Cross-over Step
  • 9:14 - For / Back Bear Crawl
  • 9:21 - Loaded For / Back Bear Crawl
  • 9:30 - Crab Walks
  • 9:39 - Crab Slides
  • 9:49 - Wall Walks
  • 9:59 - Lateral Wall Walks
  • 10:10 - Cable Resisted Closed Chain T
  • 10:19 - Plank Pull-down
  • 10:26 - Plank Row
  • 10:31 - Hanging
  • 10:36 - Scap Pull-up
  • 10:41 - Hanging Weight Shifts
  • 10:47 - Single Arm Hangs
  • 10:50 - Single Arm Scap Pull-up
  • 10:57 - Open Chain Exercise Ideas
  • 11:12 - KB Bottoms Up Turkish Get-up
  • 11:26 - KB Bottoms Up Windmill
  • 11:39 - DB Snatch
  • 11:47 - KB Bottoms Up Press
  • 11:56 - Incorporating Plyometrics
  • 21:29 - Conclusion

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- Dan Pope DPT,OCS,CSCS

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References: 

  1. Wilk KE, Macrina LC, Reinold MM. Non-operative rehabilitation for traumatic and atraumatic glenohumeral instability. N Am J Sports Phys Ther. 2006 Feb;1(1):16-31. PMID: 21522197; PMCID: PMC2953282.