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shoulder abduction isometric 1 - beginner Upper Body exercise
  • Upper Body
  • beginner

shoulder abduction isometric 1

standing shoulder external rotation against manual resistance at 90 degrees elbow flexion, hand facing forward.

Starting position
standing
Joints
shoulder, elbow
Muscles
posterior deltoid, infraspinatus, teres minor
Goal
postural correction, stability
Type
resisted, isometric

How it is done

Stand, bend the elbow to 90 degrees such that hand facing forward. Place other hand just above the wrist, further rotate the arm away from the body against the resistance of other hand. Release the pull and repeat.

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

The plan starts with an assessment.