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side lying shoulder internal rotation - beginner Upper Body exercise
  • Upper Body
  • beginner

side lying shoulder internal rotation

side-lying shoulder internal rotation using a towel roll, elbow bent 90 degrees, rotating arm toward floor

Starting position
side-lying
Joints
shoulder
Muscles
latissimus dorsi, pectoralis major, subscapularis, teres major
Equipment
towel
Goal
postural correction, mobility
Type
isotonic concentric, active, 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 such that hand facing forward. Rotate the arm towards the floor 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.