Stretch ! Slowly, controlled and carefullly.

Post op of any joint surgery, control/satbilization of the joint and range of motionis crucial.

Hand gripping excersizes, neck & elbow activerange of motion movements, wrist flexion, extension motions and pendulum stretchesare the usual theprescribed excersizes for the first phase of Physical Therapy.

9 months post op, the concern will be range of motion(or the lack there of). Following any joint surgery, open or arthroscopic, motion is a major concern. If the joint is kept stiff, or sedentary, the future range of motion may become limited, and often times, it is irreversable.

Resistance bands seem to be popular in the replies, however, resistance is resistance and stretching is stretching. For building the muscles that support the joint, I will agree.

However, I would stress the opening/motion/stretching of the joint WAY before you begin to put extreme emphasis on rapidly building the muscles. During the healing process, scar tissue connects the tendons to the bone(tendon connects muscle to bone. Ligament connects bone to bone). The scar tissue is what will limit the motion.

So, first, Google, some shoulder stretching routines. Do so under NO resistance, at first. Work on regaining as much range of motion as possible. After the range of motion is sufficient and uterly painless, than, you can begin to focus on building the muscles that support the joint.

Lateral shoulder raises, upright rows, laying wrist lifts and so on.

Google what you can. If you need more advice, PM me and I'll further elaborate.

P.S.- never stretch a cold body. Try and do some form of painless warm up prior to stretching, like walking, or slowly jogging in place for a few minutes.