How to do hand step-ups
- Begin this exercise in the push-up position with your hands on either side of an exercise step. Place your feet at or a little wider than shoulder-width apart for better balance.
- Maintain a straight line alignment between your ankles, knees, hips, and shoulders.
- Rise up onto the step first with one hand and then the other, keeping your elbows only slightly bent.
- Step down from the step in the same fashion.Â
- Perform the exercise at a pace consistent with your ability.
- One up-and-down step of each hand counts as a single repetition.
- Relax and repeat 8-12 times for 2-3 sets or according to the recommendation of your clinician.
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Support your hand step-ups
OmoTrain Shoulder Brace
The support and compression provided by the OmoTrain Shoulder Brace from Bauerfeind can help ease shoulder pain and improve exercise performance.
- Compression helps your nerves transmit signals to and from the brain
- Compression also works to boost circulation and reduce swelling, ensuring healing tissues have all the oxygen and nutrients they need
- A gel pad to relieve pain
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More rotator cuff exercises to try
- Banded upright rows for the upper back
- Stability ball flys for the core and chest
- Plank rows for the core and upper back
