Exercise 5: Shoulder blade lift and contract

This exercise is designed to help keeping the shoulders mobile and strengthen the muscles of the shoulders and upper back. This exercise should be done in your wheelchair. Make sure you’re seated in a stable position. Raise your shoulders and squeeze your shoulder blades back and towards each other. Perform these actions gently but to the fullest extent possible. Don’t worry if you are unable to lift your shoulders very far. This exercise is about engaging the muscles.