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supine shoulder flexion with dumbbell - beginner Upper Body exercise
  • Upper Body
  • beginner

supine shoulder flexion with dumbbell

lying supine, elevate dumbbell overhead with affected arm and return to start position

Starting position
supine, crook-lying
Joints
shoulder, elbow
Muscles
deltoid, rotator cuff, pectoralis major, biceps
Equipment
towel, dumbbell
Goal
postural correction, mobility
Type
isotonic concentric, resisted, isotonic eccentric

How it is done

Lie on the back with feet on the floor and knees bend, arm by the side with holding a dumbbell in affected hand. Place a towel roll under th elbow, elevate the arm overhead, lower the arm back to starting position. Repeat

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

The plan starts with an assessment.