Boost your shoulder rehab and prehab toolkit with this quick guide from the team at Hartpury Sport Medical Centre.
In this video, the Hartpury Sport medical team demonstrates 5 effective shoulder exercises using resistance bands and a massage ball that physiotherapists, sports therapists, and rehabilitation professionals can use to support shoulder stability, rotator cuff strength, injury prevention, and recovery in athletes.
The exercise examples include high plank star reaches with a resistance band, wall slides with a resistance band, banded external rotations, seated external rotation with press, and massage ball release against a wall—all designed to improve shoulder mobility, activation, and resilience.
Whether you work in elite sport, clinical physiotherapy, or sports rehabilitation, these quick, practical drills can help you enhance shoulder rehab programs, prehab routines, and return-to-play strategies for your clients and athletes.
While this video gives some great insights, it should be taken as educational information and is not intended as medical advice. We recommend that you always seek professional medical help for injuries, assessment, treatment, exercise advice or before starting exercises.