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

standing shoulder flexion

standing arm raise from side to overhead and return, thumb forward throughout motion

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

How it is done

Stand, arms by the side with thumb pointing forward. Elevate the arm overhead, 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.