First and foremost, you should make sure you’ve had ample time to recover from your surgery. You should have clearance from your doctor to exercise, stretch, and massage your shoulder muscles.

Surgery can affect your joint motion in ways we can’t possibly know or predict, so you’ll just need to be mindful as you try different exercises. GO SLOW with all exercises when you start. Be mindful. Do not push through sharp pain.

And if an exercise obviously makes things feel worse, it's okay to back off or omit that exercise entirely!