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wall pectoral stretch with trunk rotation - beginner Upper Body exercise
  • Upper Body
  • beginner

wall pectoral stretch with trunk rotation

standing arm elevated against wall, rotate trunk away to stretch anterior chest muscles

Starting position
standing
Joints
shoulder, thoracic spine
Muscles
anterior deltoid, pectoralis major, pectoralis minor
Equipment
wall
Goal
mobility, stretching
Type
active

How it is done

Stand next to wall, with arm elevate to 90 degrees by the side and hand resting on wall. Rotate the body in opposite direction of elevated arm, feel for the stretch in the front of chest. Rotate 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.