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wall pillow push off with equal weight bearing - beginner Upper Body exercise
  • Upper Body
  • beginner

wall pillow push off with equal weight bearing

standing shoulder flexion with finger and palm contact on wall-mounted pillow, alternating weight bearing and lift-off with straight elbows.

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

How it is done

Stand facing the wall, elevate the arms forward to 90 and rest the fingers on pillow placed on the wall. Rest the palms on the pillow by putting equal weight, keeping elbows straight. Lift the palm off the pillow to starting position and repeat.

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

The plan starts with an assessment.