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supine shoulder external rotation with assisted movement - beginner Upper Body exercise
  • Upper Body
  • beginner

supine shoulder external rotation with assisted movement

lying supine with elbow supported and flexed, opposite hand guides forearm through external rotation movement.

Starting position
supine, crook-lying
Joints
shoulder, elbow
Muscles
posterior deltoid, infraspinatus, teres minor
Equipment
towel
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 and place a towel roll under the elbow and bend to 90 degrees, hold the forearm just above the wrist with other hand. Holding the wrist with other hand, rotate the arm outward such that hand away from 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.