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shoulder flexion isometric with bent elbow against hand resistance - beginner Upper Body exercise
  • Upper Body
  • beginner

shoulder flexion isometric with bent elbow against hand resistance

stand with arm elevated thirty degrees, bend elbow, resist further flexion with opposite hand while maintaining position

Starting position
standing
Joints
shoulder, elbow
Muscles
rotator cuff, anterior deltoid, biceps
Goal
postural correction, stability
Type
resisted, isometric

How it is done

Stand, elevate the arm to 30 degrees forward and bend the elbow making a fist. Place other hand on the top of fist, further elevate the arm against the resistance of other hand. Release the resistance to starting position and repeat.

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

The plan starts with an assessment.