Thanks for the quick response, Bill. It is greatly appreciated.
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Set the humerus at about 45 degrees of abduction and about 30 degrees flexion using a thick towel roll(this will put you in the plane of the scapula).
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I'm using a rolled towel under my arm to get me out to maybe 30 degrees abduction but I'll wedge it out more and bring it around into the scapular plane.
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Use a broomstick or a cane or whatever to help push the shoulder into external rotation. This should be more comfortable than up at 90 degrees of pure abduction like you have in the photo.
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I tried the broomstick stetch a few weeks ago and didn't notice much difference between the good & bad shoulder. Testing it again this morning yields the same result. Both arms go a back about 65 degrees from vertical, with only an inch or two less range on the bad side. Is this typical or should I be shooting for more ROM in both shoulders? As you said, it is much more comfortable to do than lying down.
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The sticking point sounds like an impingement. Question is whether it's a correctable one by improving mechanics or if you've got an acromial morphology issue.
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Regarding the "sticky" spot, rotation gets a little tougher about 6 inches from the floor. After that it feels like something moves out of the way in the shoulder or the humeral head gets into a groove because the hand moves much quicker/easier to the floor below that level. Don't know if that adds any insight or not but thought I'd throw it out there.
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If you can get some soft-tissue work on your subscapularis and infraspinatus as well and make sure you're addressing internal rotation as well. You older photos were indicative of some significant stiffness in all planes.
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Had an ART session already scheduled for this morning and that's what we worked on. I'm getting ART every two weeks and it's definitely a help. Regarding the internal rotation, is that for stretching alone or should I be adding resistance exercises?