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  • Upper Body
  • beginner

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stand with arms at 90 degrees, hands on opposite elbows, elevate overhead and return to starting position.

Starting position
standing
Joints
shoulder, elbow
Muscles
deltoid, rotator cuff, trapezius
Goal
postural correction, mobility
Type
isotonic concentric, active, isotonic eccentric

How it is done

Stand, arms elevate to 90 degrees and place hands on opposite elbows. Elevate the arms overhead, lower the arms to starting position. Repeat

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

The plan starts with an assessment.