What rehabilitation exercises can I do after mastectomy?

Shrugging the shoulders

Raise your shoulders toward your ears while sitting or standing. Relax your shoulders, then drop them to a normal position.

Rotate the shoulders

Turn your shoulders from top to bottom, from front to back, while sitting or standing.

Scapular stretch

In a seated or standing position, drop your arms down with your palms facing forward.
1. Raise your arms and raise your hands above your head, bringing them together.
2. Hold for 5 seconds.
3. Repeat 2 or 3 times.

Raise your hand over your head

In a seated or standing position, interlock your hands together and straighten your arms.
1. Raise your arms high above your head.
2. Hold for 3 seconds.
3.  Repeat 2 or 3 times.

Shoulder Squeeze

1. Stand with your arms at your sides.
2. Bilateral elbows back, squeeze scapulae. Keep the shoulders back and press down.
3. Hold for 5 seconds.
4. Repeat 2 or 3 times.
5. Repeat 2 or 3 times.

Climb the wall

Stand facing the wall, holding the wall with one hand.
1. Move your fingers up the wall until you feel a stretch.
2. Hold this position for 5 seconds.
3. Slowly move your finger down to the starting position.
4. Repeat 2 or 3 times.
5. Repeat 2 or 3 times.

Bend your elbow around

In a seated or standing position, place your right hand on your right shoulder and your left hand on your left shoulder.
1. Lift the elbow joint upward until you feel a stretch.
2. Draw circles with the elbow joint. Start with small circles and gradually become larger circles.
3. Change the direction of the circles.
4. Repeat 2 or 3 times.