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standing shoulder internal rotation stretch with cane - beginner Upper Body exercise
  • Upper Body
  • beginner

standing shoulder internal rotation stretch with cane

hold cane behind back, palms facing away, bend elbows to raise cane up spine, then lower by straightening elbows.

Starting position
standing
Joints
shoulder, elbow
Muscles
triceps, rotator cuff, posterior deltoid, rhomboids
Equipment
cane
Goal
postural correction, mobility, stretching
Type
isotonic concentric, active, isotonic eccentric

How it is done

Stand, hands behind the back holding centre part of cane with both hands such that palm facing away from the body. Move the cane up towards the upper back by bending the elbows, lower the cane back to starting position by straighten the elbows. Repeat.

Nothing here is a prescription. Your physiotherapist decides which of these are yours, and when.

The plan starts with an assessment.