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shoulder overhead press with cane - beginner Upper Body exercise
  • Upper Body
  • beginner

shoulder overhead press with cane

standing bilateral shoulder press using cane, elbows extend overhead from 90 degrees flexion starting position.

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

How it is done

Stand, bend the elbows to 90 degrees with palm facing towards ceiling and hold either ends of the cane. Elevate the arms overhead by straightening the elbows, lower the arm by bending the elbows 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.