A simple shoulder rehab move for regaining strength after immobilization. Stand facing a wall, slide a magazine up and down in circles using your arm. Ten or more reps re-engages the muscles that lift your arm forward, starting around 2-3 weeks post-sling removal.
This video will demonstrate wall wipes. Wall wipes are a very simple exercise that we use to regain forward elevation strength. You can begin them when you start active assist range of motion, which is usually allowed 2 to 3 weeks after you come out of the sling. You want to stand against the wall and take a magazine or something that will slide and work up and down the wall in a clockwise and counterclockwise fashion. And you can do this 10 times or more, and this will again will help you regain strength in the forward elevation plane with the wall as assistance.
