How to do Codman exercise for shoulder joint? Benefits, Variations

Introduction

• Codman exercise is also known as to the pendulum exercise .
• This exercise is develop by to the Edina Cod man.
• It is used for to the shoulder joint .
• This joint is major & important joint of to the body.
• Codman exercise is used for to the starting phase of the exercise .
• This exercise is allow to the 360-degree ROM for to the many dynamic & necessary movements.
• Cod man exercise is a passive shoulder exercise which is used into the shoulder rehabilitation .
• This exercise is to the facilitate the passive ROM of the joint & does not require to the a muscle contraction.
• Cod man exercise is do to the independently by to the patient .

Purpose of Codman exercise:

• Exercise is re-educate to the muscles into the proper shoulder blade position .
• This exercise is used to the for to the pain relief & relaxation .
• Cod man exercise is also help to the restore of to the shoulder motion.
• This exercises is help for to the decrease of to the joint stiffness .
• Cod man exercise is prevent for to the adhesion & contractures .
• This exercise is increase circulation and improve healing.

Used of to this exercise :

• This exercise is Preserving to the joint of to the ROM .
• Cod man exercise is Preventing to the development of to the shoulder stiffness .
• This exercise is Maintaining to the mobility of to the rotatory cuff & joint capsule .
• Cod man exercise is Providing space into the shoulder joint for to the sensitive & painful structures .
• This exercise is used for to the Pain relief .
• Increased to the blood flow of to the shoulder joint

In which condition this exercise is help?

• In the many condition of shoulder related used of this exercise into the starting phase :
• Labral tears
• Adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder)
• Shoulder dislocations
• Collarbone fractures
• Rotator cuff tears

Benefits of the codman exercise :

• This exercise is primary exercise & passive exercise.
• This exercise is do to the very little contraction of the muscles of the shoulder.
• This exercise is most important for the people who is suffer form to the serious rotator cuff injuries / surgeries.
• In the early stages of the rehab very high muscle contraction is to the contraindicated because it is lead to the further damage of to the tendons of the rotator cuff.
• So that into the early phase of the shoulder injury cod man exercise is advice for the patient .

Position of this exercise:

• There are 2 position for to the do the pendulum exercises

1. Standing
2. Prone

Standing codman Exercises :

Benefit :

• This exercise is used for the weight & momentum of the arm for to the encourage movement at the shoulder joint while maintaining of the inactivity of the injured / repaired muscles.

Equipment :

• Table

Muscles worked in this exercise :

1. Supraspinatus muscle
2. Subscapularis muscle
3. Infraspinatus muscle
4. Teres minor muscle

• Starting position is standing.
• Stand the beside of to the table with the hand of the unaffected shoulder on to the table & feet is slightly wider than to the shoulder-width of the apart.
• Bend to the hips are approximately to the 75 to 90 degrees .
• let to the affected arm is hang down to the toward of the floor.
• Shift to the weight is side to side.
• Then letting to the arm is swing freely to the side to side.
• Shift the weight forward & backward .
• Then letting to the arm swing is freely front of to the back.
• When the patient feels comfortable with the movements.
• Then move to the body so that the arm swings in to the a circle.
• Be to the careful not to use the shoulder muscles to be create a movement.
• Do to the circle small, less than to the 8 inches.
• This exercise is do for the 30 seconds.
• Daily increase to the time till to the 3 to 5 minutes.
• Repeat the exercise for to the 5 times per a day.

Lying codman Exercises :

Benefit:

• The exercise is helps to the relax of to the muscles of the shoulder, neck & allows for to the ROM of the shoulder joint.
• It is best of to the people who have to a difficult time with to the standing exercise due to the balance or to the back pain.

Equipment :

• Bed or table

Muscles worked in exercise :

• Subscapularis
• Supraspinatus
• Teres minor
• Infraspinatus

• Starting position is prone.
• Lie to the flat on to the stomach which is close to the edge of the bed.
• Hang out the affected arm over to the edge &relax it to the towards of to the ground.
• Let to the shoulder blade relax & let go of to the tension into the neck.
• Do to the Breathe in.
• During to the breathe out after that gently swing to the arm forward & back.
• Avoid to the use to the muscles of the shoulder which is initiate to the movement.
• After that someone gently move to the arm form to the begin.
• Continue for to the 30 seconds & move to the the arm approximately to the 15 degrees.
• This exercise is do for to the 3 to 5 minutes in a 1 time .
• After that increasing to the movement about to the 30 degrees.

• Do the exercise 10 times in one session and 3 sessions per day .

Progression of the Shoulder Pendulum Exercise :

Weighted Pendulum Exercises :

• In to the progression used to the pendulum exercise with the dumbbell or wrist weight is added into the pull on to the shoulder joint.

Equipment :

• Table,
• Dumbbell
• wrist weight

Muscles worked in exercise :

• Supraspinatus
• Upper trapezius
• Infraspinatus
• Deltoid muscle

• Stand with to the beside to a table with to the hand of to the unaffected shoulder is resting on to the table & feet is slightly wider than to the shoulder-width to the apart.
• After that Bend to the at hips & let to the affected arm is hang down to the toward of to the floor.
• After that someone place like to the dumbbell in to the affected hand / wrap to the wrist weight around to the wrist.
• After that Shift to the weight is side to side .
• Letting to the arm swing freely to the side to side.
• Shift to the weight forward & back .
• Then letting to the arm swing is freely, front to the back.
• When to the patient is feel is comfortable with these movements after that move to the body so to the arm swings is in a circle .
• Keep to the circle small, less than to the 8 inches.
• Continue for to the 30 seconds .
• Daily increasing to second till to the 3 to 5 minutes.
• This exercise is do to the 10 times per session & 3 session per day .

Author: Vaishali Ladva