EXERCISE BANDS FOR NECK AND SHOULDER EXERCISES
Exercise bands are stretchy bands that add gentle resistance to your home exercises, like the band row and the outward rotation for the rotator cuff. The color shows how strong the band is, and a latex-free band is available if you have a latex allergy.
Your physician orders this item. We fit it to you and show you how to use it before you take it home.
How do they help?
They build shoulder and upper back strength while you recover, and no dumbbells are needed. Stronger shoulder blades and a stronger rotator cuff take strain off the neck. Use your band only for the exercises your physician checked, such as the band row and band outward rotation.
How should it feel?
An even pull that grows as you move. Take it slow out and slow back, and keep control so the band cannot spring back.
How do you set up and care for the band?
Shut it in a door on the side with the hinges, or step on it to hold it. Look it over before every session; a nick or a tacky patch means it goes in the trash. Store it out of sunlight and away from heaters.
When should you stop and call?
- A latex allergy: say so and your band will be latex-free
- Stop and call if the skin the band touches itches or breaks out in a rash or hives
How long does it take?
The band is for the exercises your physician checked, and no others.
You get written instructions and you show us you can use it before you leave. Call (314) 886-5892 if it hurts, does not fit or breaks.
What to remember
- Slow out, slow back, always in control.
- Look for nicks before every use.
- The hinge side of a closed door is your anchor.
Show us you have it: Do one of your band exercises for us before heading home. At your next visit we go over it again, and we are glad to repeat any step you want to see twice.
Other equipment we fit
This is one part of our physiotherapy program for neck pain. Every treatment here is ordered and overseen by a physician who has examined your neck, and none begins until a physician is on site and ready to step in at once.
Have it fitted and explained in person
We size it, show you how to use it, and watch you do it yourself before you leave.
12174 Natural Bridge Rd, Suite 302
St. Louis, MO 63044
Next to DePaul Hospital, just off the 270 and 70 junction, west of the airport.