26/02/2026
Pulley exercise is a shoulder rehabilitation technique used in physiotherapy to improve range of motion (ROM) through active-assisted movement. It allows one arm to help the other move in a controlled and pain-free range.
🔹 USES:
>To restore shoulder mobility.
>To reduce stiffness.
>To assist movement when active lifting is difficult.
>Early rehabilitation after injury or surgery
🔹 COMMON CONDITION WHERE IT IS USED:
>Adhesive Capsulitis
>Rotator Cuff Tear
>Shoulder Impingement Syndrome
>Post Total Shoulder Arthroplasty
>Shoulder stiffness after immobilization
>Stroke (hemiplegic shoulder)