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shoulder internal rotation isometric against wall - beginner Upper Body exercise
  • Upper Body
  • beginner

shoulder internal rotation isometric against wall

stand near wall with elbow bent 90 degrees, rotate arm inward until little finger contacts wall, push wall with internal rotation force, hold and release

Starting position
standing
Joints
shoulder, elbow
Muscles
latissimus dorsi, pectoralis major, subscapularis, teres major
Equipment
wall
Goal
postural correction, stability
Type
isometric

How it is done

Stand near the edge of wall, bend the elbow to 90 degrees, rotate the arm inwards to 10 degree such that little finger touching the wall. Further push the wall by rotate the hand inward, hold and release the push to starting position.

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

The plan starts with an assessment.