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standing shoulder abduction against wall - beginner Upper Body exercise
  • Upper Body
  • beginner

standing shoulder abduction against wall

stand against wall, raise arm overhead with thumb up, lower to starting position

Starting position
standing
Joints
shoulder
Muscles
deltoid, trapezius, supraspinatus
Equipment
wall
Goal
postural correction, stability, mobility
Type
isotonic concentric, active, isotonic eccentric

How it is done

Stand aginst the wall, with arms by the side. Elevate the arm overhead by the side such that thumb pointing towards the ceiling, lower the arm 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.