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wall ball circles at 120 degrees abduction - beginner Upper Body exercise
  • Upper Body
  • beginner

wall ball circles at 120 degrees abduction

maintain shoulder abduction at 120 degrees while pushing ball against wall and performing clockwise and counterclockwise circles

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

How it is done

Stand next to the wall, elevate the arm straight by the side to 120 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.