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supine shoulder flexion with rod assistance - beginner Upper Body exercise
  • Upper Body
  • beginner

supine shoulder flexion with rod assistance

lying supine, use rod to assist affected arm overhead into full shoulder flexion then return to start

Starting position
supine, crook-lying
Joints
shoulder, elbow
Muscles
deltoid, rotator cuff, pectoralis major, biceps
Equipment
rod
Goal
postural correction, mobility, stretching
Type
isotonic concentric, isotonic eccentric, active assisted

How it is done

Lie on the back with feet on the floor and knees bend, arms by the side holding either end of rod such that palm facing the ceiling. Elevate the arms overhead using assistance of other hand and rod, lower the arms 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.