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standing shoulder abduction - beginner Upper Body exercise
  • Upper Body
  • beginner

standing shoulder abduction

standing arm elevation through abduction plane from neutral to overhead, returning to start

Starting position
standing
Joints
shoulder
Muscles
deltoid, trapezius, supraspinatus
Goal
postural correction, mobility
Type
isotonic concentric, active, isotonic eccentric

How it is done

Stand, arms by the side with thumb pointing away from each other. Elevate the arm overhead by the side, lower the arm 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.