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side lying shoulder external rotation with dumbbell - beginner Upper Body exercise
  • Upper Body
  • beginner

side lying shoulder external rotation with dumbbell

lying on side, rotate shoulder externally against resistance while maintaining elbow at ninety degrees flexion

Starting position
side-lying
Joints
shoulder
Muscles
rotator cuff, infraspinatus, teres minor
Equipment
towel, dumbbell
Goal
postural correction, stability
Type
isotonic concentric, resisted, isotonic eccentric

How it is done

Lie on one side, place a towel roll between between elbow and trunk of arm resting over the trunk, bend the elbow to 90 degrees with holding a dumbbell such that fist towards the floor. Rotate the arm towards the ceiling without moving the elbow position, roate the arm back 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.