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single arm wall weight bearing - beginner Upper Body exercise
  • Upper Body
  • beginner

single arm wall weight bearing

stand facing wall, hands at shoulder height, shift weight to one arm while lifting opposite hand off wall.

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

How it is done

Stand facing the wall, elevate the arms straight forward to 90 degrees with hands resting on wall. Shift the weight on the affected hand and lift the other hand off the wall., hold and 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.