Patent ID: 7717834

Claim:
A shoulder apparatus, comprising: an upright forearm support configured for placement behind a user's vertically positioned forearm, the forearm support having a front, a proximal end, and a distal end, the proximal end configured for placement behind a user's elbow, and the distal end configured for placement behind a user's wrist; a strap for securing the wrist end of the user's forearm to the front of the distal end of the forearm support, the strap extending forward from the distal end of the forearm support; a rotation member coupled perpendicular to the proximal end of the forearm support, the rotation member coplanar with the forearm support and having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end configured for placement under the user's elbow, and the distal end configured to extend in front of the user and allow rotation of said shoulder apparatus and rearward movement of the forearm support by movement of the rotation member in a direction toward the forearm support to thereby rotate the apparatus about the user's elbow and pull the user's forearm with the strap and apply a rotating force to the user's shoulder; an elbow support provided at a junction of the forearm support and the rotation member to support the user's elbow, the elbow support coplanar with the forearm support and the rotation member, the elbow support comprising a curved portion extending between the rotation member and the forearm support configured to rotate about the user's elbow; and a handle provided at the distal end of said rotation member the handle configured for grasping by the user's free hand to move the rotation member and thereby rotate the elbow support about the user's elbow, the handle comprising a v-shaped member extending from the distal end of the rotation member.