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shoulder superior inferior capsule stretch - beginner Upper Body exercise
  • Upper Body
  • beginner

shoulder superior inferior capsule stretch

towel-assisted cross-body stretch targeting posterior shoulder capsule and rotator cuff.

Starting position
standing
Joints
shoulder
Muscles
rotator cuff, posterior deltoid, infraspinatus, teres minor
Equipment
towel
Goal
mobility, stretching
Type
active assisted, passive

How it is done

Stand, armd by the side, place a towel roll under the armpit of exercising hand. Move the arm close to opposite hip from front, using other hand further pull in same direction. Feel for the stretch in back of shoulder. Hold and release the pull. Repeat.

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

The plan starts with an assessment.