Pendulum (Flexibility)
- Lean over next to a table, with your left arm supporting your weight on the table.
- Relax your right arm and let it hang straight down.
- Slowly begin to swing your right arm in a small circle. Gradually make the circle bigger if you can. Change direction after 1 minute of motion.
- Next, swing your right arm backward and forward. Then move it side to side. Change direction after 1 minute of motion.
- Repeat these movements for about 5 minutes, or as directed.
- Switch sides and repeat if directed.
- Do this exercise 3 times a day, or as often as directed.
Online Medical Reviewer:
Elizabeth Oswald PT DPT
Online Medical Reviewer:
Raymond Turley Jr PA-C
Online Medical Reviewer:
Stacey Wojcik MBA BSN RN
Date Last Reviewed:
10/1/2022
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