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shoulder abduction isometric wall push - beginner Upper Body exercise
  • Upper Body
  • beginner

shoulder abduction isometric wall push

stand beside wall, arm at thirty degrees abduction, thumb contacts wall, push and hold isometrically

Starting position
standing
Joints
shoulder
Muscles
deltoid, rotator cuff, supraspinatus
Equipment
wall
Goal
postural correction, stability
Type
resisted, isometric

How it is done

Stand next to the wall, arm by the side, elevate the affected arm to 30 angle on the wall such that thumb touching the wall. Further push the wall and hold. Release the push and repeat.

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

The plan starts with an assessment.