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shoulder flexion wall ladder exercise - beginner Upper Body exercise
  • Upper Body
  • beginner

shoulder flexion wall ladder exercise

slide hand up wall from hip level while stepping forward, hold, then return to starting position

Starting position
standing
Joints
shoulder, elbow
Muscles
deltoid, rotator cuff, trapezius, serratus anterior
Equipment
wall
Goal
postural correction, mobility, stretching
Type
active, active assisted

How it is done

Stand facing the wall, with hand resting on wall at hip level. Slide the fingers up on wall, take forward step towards the wall. Hold and slide down the hand 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.