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supine shoulder internal rotation - beginner Upper Body exercise
  • Upper Body
  • beginner

supine shoulder internal rotation

lying supine with bent knees, rotate shoulder internally from 90-degree elbow position using towel support

Starting position
supine, crook-lying
Joints
shoulder
Muscles
latissimus dorsi, pectoralis major, subscapularis
Equipment
towel
Goal
postural correction, mobility
Type
isotonic concentric, active, isotonic eccentric

How it is done

Lie on the back with feet on the floor and knees bend and place a towel roll under the elbow and bend to 90 degrees. Rotate the arm inward such that hand move towards the body, rotate 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.