Thanks guys I'll give those a go.

Cheers

Dave

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Dave, I think even swinging the racquet away from a court could be helpful. If you maintain the proper grip you will have to counteract the interntia of the racquet as you swing figure 8s or similar.

When you are on the court continuously volleying medium pace shots will certainly spark up your muscles.

As for the shoulders, I agree, be careful not to overdo it. A physio once told me of an exercise he gives to almost everyone with a shoulder complaint (can be a good preventative measure I think).
The movement is called a push up plus and involves getting into the top of the push up position, but instead of bending your elbows to drop down to the ground you use only your shoulders to lift your body up.

The arms stay basically still and it is the shoulders that do a very short range push up at the top. Doing 3 sets of 15 can be surprisingly difficult.

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I think repeating certain squash routines is probably best (take a look at Jon Powers's "Exposed" DVD for some good examples). However one word of advice would be to be careful now to strain or tear your rotator-cuff muscles in your shoulder. Excessive overhead strain can cause huge problems (speaking from experience! ).

Build up slowly, and when the shoulder begins to get tight or sore, take a break!

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