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supine shoulder internal rotation at 90 degree - beginner Upper Body exercise
  • Upper Body
  • beginner

supine shoulder internal rotation at 90 degree

shoulder internal rotation exercise performed supine with elbow supported at 90 degrees, rotating forearm toward floor

Starting position
supine, crook-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 the back with feet on the floor and knees bend and place a towel roll under the elbow and bend to 90 degrees such that hand facing the ceiling. Rotate the arm towards the floor without moving the elbow position, rotate the arm 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.