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This exercise is best done in front of a mirror. Raise your arms to the side, keeping your elbows bent and parallel to your chest wall. (If this position causes you shoulder pain, lower your arms but realize that you already have some shoulder impingement and need to practice this exercise.) Draw your shoulder blades in toward one another and hold for a three count. Repeat for 15-20 repetitions
 

Shoulder exercises
This exercise is best done in front of a mirror. Raise your arms to the side, keeping your elbows bent and parallel to your chest wall. (If this position causes you shoulder pain, lower your arms but realize that you already have some shoulder impingement and need to practice this exercise.) Draw your shoulder blades in toward one another and hold for a three count. Repeat for 15-20 repetitions
(Text by Globe correspondent Bruce Cohn, Globe staff graphic/Joan McLaughlin)
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