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single arm weight shift against wall with pillow - beginner Upper Body exercise
  • Upper Body
  • beginner

single arm weight shift against wall with pillow

stand facing wall with arms elevated to 90 degrees, alternately shift weight between hands while holding pillow against wall

Starting position
standing
Joints
shoulder, elbow, wrist
Muscles
deltoid, rotator cuff, trapezius, serratus anterior
Equipment
pillow, wall
Goal
postural correction, stability, proprioception
Type
active, isometric

How it is done

Stand facing the wall, elevate the arms straight forward to 90 degrees and hold the pillow resting on wall. Shift the weight on one hand by lifting the other hand off the wall. Hold and shift weight on other hand. Repeat Alternate.

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

The plan starts with an assessment.