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wall ball circles in shoulder abduction - beginner Upper Body exercise
  • Upper Body
  • beginner

wall ball circles in shoulder abduction

standing with arm abducted to ninety degrees, maintain ball pressure against wall while performing circular motions clockwise and counterclockwise

Starting position
standing
Joints
shoulder
Muscles
deltoid, rotator cuff, trapezius
Equipment
ball, wall
Goal
postural correction, stability, proprioception, mobility
Type
active, isometric

How it is done

Stand next to the wall, elevate the arm straight by the side to 90 degree, place a ball between the wall and hand. Push the ball in the direction of wall, maintaing the push make circles using ball in clockwise and anti-clockwise. Repeat.

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

The plan starts with an assessment.