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Easy Door Over-the-Door Shoulder Pulleys - During the initial stages of treatment for shoulder pain or dysfunction, it is important to restore normal range of motion (ROM) to your shoulder. One way to do this is to use shoulder pulleys. These pulleys hang over the door and are used to provide gentle, passive ROM to your shoulder.
No Assembly Required - The shoulder pulley consists of a Door Anchor, a Pulley, a Pull Rope and Two Handles, the door anchor is clamped between the door and frame and ready to use.
How to Use - Allow the pulleys for shoulder rehab over door to pull your arm up into flexion until you feel a slight strain in your shoulder. After two seconds with your shoulder in the raised position, use the pulleys to allow your arm to slowly return back down to your side. Repeat this motion 10 times for your painful shoulder. Stop if you feel pain in your shoulder. Be sure to ask your physical therapist how frequently you need to perform these exercises.
Speed up your Recovery Process - Shoulder pulleys are an excellent way to improve rotator cuff and shoulder range of motion after injury or surgery. If you have shoulder pain or have had shoulder surgery, then physical therapy may be an excellent option to help you decrease your pain and improve your overall function.
SAFE WITHOUT ELECTRICITY - Our Simple Shoulder Pulley is a purely manual physical shoulder rehabilitation exercise that requires no electricity for safety.
FSA or HSA eligible Shoulder Pulley: This Shoulder Pulley is FSA/HSA eligible. You can purchased them with most FSA (Flexible Spending Accounts) and HSA (Health Savings Accounts) without paying any additional fees or taxes.

Product Description

Shoulder Pulleys to Improve ROM

About Shoulder Pulley

The shoulder pulley is an apparatus that's hooked over the top of a door, with a small pulley system near the top, and a rope with handles that hangs down from the pulley.
Over-the-door shoulder pulleys are option you may use to help improve ROM. These pulleys can help you stretch your shoulder in various directions to improve mobility—and ultimately the function—of your shoulder.

After the intervention, the researchers confidently determined that "A rotator cuff repair rehabilitation program that uses pulleys does not result in inferior outcomes."

SHOULD PULLEYS BE USED FOR ROTATOR CUFF REHABILITATION EXERCISE?

Baumgarten and colleagues set out to bust this myth once and for all. In their study, a total of 53 patients were chosen to participate in this study. The outcomes of their rehabilitation were measured at weeks 6, 12, 18, 26 and 52, determined by:

Patient-determined outcome
Range of motion
Scapular substitution
Strength