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PRE SURGICAL UPPER B ODY STRENTHENING EXE RCISES
Strong arms make it easier to use your walker/cane and get in and out of bed
after surgery.
Do 10 of each exercise at least twice daily up until day of surgery.
If you do not have weights available, soup cans or bottles of water provide resistance.
1. Chair Push Ups
When seated in a sturdy chair, place hands on arm rest. Push down with arms to lift buttocks
off the chair and straighten your elbows. You should feel the muscles behind your arms tighten.
Perform slowly.
2. Tricep Extensions
Hold arm with weight over your head. Support with other hand.
Slowly bend elbow behind head. Straighten.
3. Arm Press
Start with hand on either side of head. Straighten arms slowly so weights are lifted straight
towards ceiling.
