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towel wall circles in shoulder abduction - beginner Upper Body exercise
  • Upper Body
  • beginner

towel wall circles in shoulder abduction

standing with arm abducted to 90 degrees, press towel against wall while making clockwise and counterclockwise circles

Starting position
standing
Joints
shoulder
Muscles
deltoid, rotator cuff, trapezius
Equipment
towel, wall
Goal
postural correction, stability, proprioception
Type
active, isometric

How it is done

Stand next to the wall, elevate the arm straight by the side to 90 degree, place a towel between the wall and hand. Push the wall, with maintaing the push make circles using towel in clockwise and anti-clockwise. Repeat.

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

The plan starts with an assessment.