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

supine shoulder abduction with rod assistance

lying on back, use rod held in both hands to assist affected arm elevation overhead to the side and return

Starting position
supine, crook-lying
Joints
shoulder
Muscles
deltoid, rotator cuff, supraspinatus
Equipment
rod
Goal
postural correction, mobility, stretching
Type
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 affected arm overhead by the side 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.