Stroke: Upper limb exercises
After a stroke you may have difficulty moving your arm. If you just leave it, this will make the muscles and joints of the arm stiff and short. The way to stop this happening is to stretch the muscles. This can be either by leaving it in a comfortable position that stretches your arm, or by doing some gentle movement exercises.
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