Post Shoulder Injury Total Gym
QUESTION:
I am 51, active with work, not exercise. Just finished four months with Doctor and Physical Therapist freeing up a frozen shoulder manipulation and therapy no surgery required.
Just purchased a Total Gym and have done limited work (two days) not sure what I should and should not do as far the shoulder goes. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thank you much
ANSWER:
Four months is a long time to rehabilitate an injury. Your PT should have given you a list of preventative exercises to continue and limitations for your physical activity and workouts. Without this knowledge I really have no business instructing you on what you should and should not do. You don't want to reverse all your hard work not to mention your PT and doctor's with misinformed exercise selection.
General recommendations when deealing with injuries is always exercise within your envelope of function, simply put, if it hurts don't do it. Due to shoulder structure injuries are more likely compared to most joints so be careful. It is probably best to avoid any overhead exercises or any other exercises which put the shoulders at risk with extreme ranges of motion. Also make sure to avoid excessive repetitive motion.
Make sure you mix things up and stretch after and in between subsequent workouts. Here are a bunch of exercise videos for the Total Gym. Make sure to perform all your movements under complete control and again, if it hurts (like it's not supposed to) don't do it.
