Abstract: A method for individual, patient-applied therapy for rehabilitation of arm and shoulder injuries. The method is self-applied by the patient, using a rigid member which has an exercise gripping member attached at one end of the rigid member by an elastic connecting means. The method is practiced by (i) grasping the elongated rigid member with the non-injured arm, (ii) grasping the exercise gripping member with the hand of the injured arm, (iii) moving the elongated rigid member with the non-injured arm to rotate the injured arm to an extreme position, (iv) reciprocating the rigid member along a desired exercise path to likewise reciprocate the injured arm of the patient, and (v) repeating this sequence to increase the extent of available movement of the injured arm.