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shoulder abduction wall ladder - beginner Upper Body exercise
  • Upper Body
  • beginner

shoulder abduction wall ladder

stand beside wall, slide hand upward along wall into abduction, step closer, hold briefly, return to start

Starting position
standing
Joints
shoulder
Muscles
deltoid, rotator cuff, supraspinatus
Equipment
wall
Goal
postural correction, mobility, stretching
Type
active, active assisted

How it is done

Stand next to the wall, rest the affected hand on wall at hip level by the side. Slide the fingers up on wall by the side as high as possible, take step towards the wall. Hold and slide down the hand 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.