Pacemaker surgery affects more than just your heart. After this procedure, your doctor will likely limit what you can do with your arm for the first couple of months. Movement is restricted to allow your body to heal with the pacemaker in the correct position.
Exercises help you regain arm range of motion after pacemaker surgery. However, due to the serious nature of this condition, consult your doctor before performing any shoulder exercises to be sure they are safe for you.
Read more:Exercises with a Pacemaker
运动练习的范围
运动锻炼范围减少起搏器术后肩膀僵硬。最初，执行平躺时这些演习可能会更舒适。
Flexion
Shoulder flexion allows you to lift your arms out in front of you and reach overhead. This movement is often limited to 90 degrees for 4 to 6 weeks after pacemaker surgery.
步骤1
Lie on your back on a firm surface. Bend your knees and place your feet flat on the surface. Bring your hands together in front of your hips and interlock your fingers.
第2步
Keeping your elbows straight, slowly lift your hands up toward the ceiling, then overhead, as far as possible. Use your stronger arm to assist the weaker one. Hold this position for 2 to 3 seconds.
第3步
Slowly bring your hand back down to your hips. Repeat this exercise 10 times and work up to three sets in a row.
Cross Body Adduction
Reaching across the body is an important movement for getting dressed, putting on your seatbelt and driving.
步骤1
To stretch your right shoulder, bring your right hand across your chest to your left shoulder. Place your left hand on the back of your right elbow and slowly press until you feel a strong pull in your right shoulder. Do not stretch to the point of pain.
第2步
保持20至30秒的拉伸，然后放松。重复三次。
内旋
内部旋转让你达到你的背后。毛巾拉伸提高内旋。
步骤1
用你的左手毛巾伸展你的右肩开始。站起来，用你的左手开销达到，沿着你的背部中间晃来晃去的毛巾。
第2步
Reach behind your back with your right hand and grab the opposite end of the towel. Slowly pull the towel up toward the ceiling with your left hand until you feel a strong stretch in your right shoulder.
第3步
保持20〜30秒这个位置，然后放松。重复三次。
External Rotation
外部旋转时你的手臂,away from your body.
步骤1
Interlock your fingers and bend your elbows to 90 degrees. To stretch your right shoulder, keep your right upper arm next to your side.
第2步
Using your left hand, slowly push your right forearm away from your body as far as possible. Hold this position for 20 to 30 seconds, then relax. Repeat three times.
Abduction
Abduction is movement of your arm, straight out to the side.
步骤1
Cradle your right arm by resting your right elbow in your left hand. Using your left hand, slowly push your right upper arm out to the side as far as possible.
第2步
Hold for 20 to 30 seconds, then relax. Repeat three times.
延期
延期allows you to move your arm backward. Extension exercises can be performed with a cane, broomstick or similar household item.
步骤1
Place the stick behind you, across your lower back. Hold one end of the stick in each hand.
第2步
Slowly lift the stick out away from your back as far as possible. Do not bend forward -- stand up straight throughout this movement.
第3步
Hold for 20 to 30 seconds, then relax. Repeat three times.
- Aurora Health Care: Range of Motion Exercises for the Pacemaker Patient
- Brigham and Women's Hospital: Physical Therapy: Standards of Care: Cardiac
- Hunterdon Orthopedic Institute: The Stiff Shoulder: Shoulder Range of Motion Exercises
- Advance Healthcare Network for Nurse Practitioners and Physician's Assistants: The Essentials of Pacemaker Therapy
- The Ohio State University: University Medical Center: Self-Range of Motion Exercises for Shoulders, Arms, Wrists, Fingers