Do I need to do exercises?
Do I need to do exercises?
Yes, to begin with, you will be moving the elbow, wrist and hand joints only using the specific exercises which the physiotherapist will show you. You will continue with these exercises at home for between 3 and 6 weeks depending on your particular operation. Outpatient physiotherapy appointments will be organised to start after this. However, if your shoulder is particularly sore or you are having problems with the exercises, you will be seen earlier. You will need to get into the habit of doing regular daily exercises at home for several months. They will enable you go gain maximum benefit from your operation. Some of the early exercises are shown at the back of this booklet.