My mother is 60 and had these surgeries 3 months ago:
right shoulder arthroscopy
acrimiolplasty
mumford
rotator cuff tear repair
debridement
She also has below average bone density for her age which was found after taking a DXA scan.
She is concerned about the low bone density and not being able to do daily tasks around the house/yard and wants to get stronger, and has asked for my help.
She is active (walks/hiking), eats healthy and has a normal BMI but has no strength training experience.
Questions:
- How should she best go about discussing with her doctor when it is safe to start strength training? The doctor told her no overhead/shoulder movements for 6 months.
- Are there other machine/dumbbell exercises she should do in the mean time before she get cleared to squat/bench/press/deadlift?
- What would be the best way to spend money on coaching - a few in person sessions at an affiliate gym or a few months of online coaching?
- Is there anything else I can do to support her to get stronger? I was excited to hear her organic interest in strength training, and don’t want to come across as too pushy and let her make the decisions for herself.