Muscle Groups and Equipment for TP and PRET Groups

Exercise movement	Muscle groups	TP protocol equipment	PRET protocol equipment
1. Scapular retraction	Rhomboids	Scapular retraction: elastic band	Vertical row machine
	Middle trapezius
2. Scapular elevation	Levator scapulae	Shoulder elevation (shrug): elastic band	Shoulder shrug: pulley weights
	Upper trapezius
3. Elbow flexion	Biceps	Bicep curl with free weights; with scapula supported manually or against wall, free weights	Bicep curl machine
4. Elbow extension	Triceps	Elbow extension in supine: free weights	Elbow extension machine
5. Scapular protraction	Pectoralis major	Scapular protraction in supine: free weights	Vertical bench machine
	Triceps
	Anterior deltoid
Additional exercises prescribed if trapezius muscle recovery evident
6. Shoulder horizontal abduction	Middle trapezius	Bent-over row or prone horizontal abduction with physio ball: free weights	As per TP protocol
	Lower trapezius
	Teres minor
	Infraspinatus
	Posterior deltoid
7. Shoulder elevation	Deltoid	Shoulder press with plinth on incline to sitting to progress range of motion: free weights	As per TP protocol OR if full shoulder flexion range of motion: shoulder press
	Pectoralis major
	Triceps
	Trapezius
8. Shoulder abduction in plane of scapula	Trapezius	Shoulder abduction in prone; with external rotation—progress to standing: free weights	As per TP protocol
	Deltoid
	Biceps

TP=therapeutic (standard care) protocol; PRET=progressive resistance exercise training.