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bilateral shoulder scapation to 90 - beginner Upper Body exercise
  • Upper Body
  • beginner

bilateral shoulder scapation to 90

elevate both arms to 90 degrees at 45-degree angle from trunk with thumbs down, then lower.

Starting position
standing
Joints
shoulder
Muscles
deltoid, rotator cuff, supraspinatus
Goal
postural correction, stability
Type
isotonic concentric, active, isotonic eccentric

How it is done

Stand, arms by the side. Elevate the arms to 90 degrees making an angle of 45 degree from the trunk such that thumbs are pointing towards the floor. Lower the arms to starting position and repeat.

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

The plan starts with an assessment.