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shoulder external rotation at 90 degrees abduction against wall - beginner Upper Body exercise
  • Upper Body
  • beginner

shoulder external rotation at 90 degrees abduction against wall

standing wall-supported shoulder external rotation with arm abducted 90 degrees and elbow flexed 90 degrees.

Starting position
standing
Joints
shoulder
Muscles
rotator cuff, posterior deltoid, infraspinatus, teres minor
Equipment
wall
Goal
postural correction, stability, mobility
Type
isotonic concentric, active, isotonic eccentric

How it is done

Stand facing against the wall with back resting on the wall. Elevate the arm to 90 degree by he side and bend the elbow to 90 degree such thar hand facing forward. With maintaing the contact of back with wall, rotate the arm towards the ceiling keeping the elbow stable. Rotate the arm back to start position and repeat.

Nothing here is a prescription. Your physiotherapist decides which of these are yours, and when.

The plan starts with an assessment.