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shoulder flexion - beginner Upper Body exercise
  • Upper Body
  • beginner

shoulder flexion

stand with arms at sides, elevate arm overhead with thumb forward, then lower to start position and repeat.

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

How it is done

Stand with arms by the side with thumb pointing forward. Elevate the arm overhead, lower the arm 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.