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single arm wall push with scapular protraction - beginner Upper Body exercise
  • Upper Body
  • beginner

single arm wall push with scapular protraction

push wall with straight arm at shoulder height while actively rounding shoulder forward to protract scapula

Starting position
standing
Joints
shoulder, scapula
Muscles
pectoralis major, serratus anterior, pectoralis minor
Equipment
wall
Goal
postural correction, stability, proprioception
Type
active, isometric

How it is done

stand facing the wall, raise the exercising arm to 90 degree and rest the hands on the wall keeping the elbow straight. Push the wall, try to round the shoulders and hold. Release the push and back 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.