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supine shoulder external rotation at 90 - beginner Upper Body exercise
  • Upper Body
  • beginner

supine shoulder external rotation at 90

supine shoulder external rotation at 90 degrees abduction with elbow supported, rotating arm toward head and back.

Starting position
supine, crook-lying
Joints
shoulder
Muscles
rotator cuff, posterior deltoid, infraspinatus, teres minor
Equipment
towel
Goal
postural correction, stability, mobility
Type
isotonic concentric, active, isotonic eccentric

How it is done

Lie on the back with feet on the floor and knees bend, elevate the arm 90 by the side and bend the elbow to 90 degrees such that elbow resting on towel with hand pointing towards ceiling. Rotate the arm towards head without moving the elbow position, rotate 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.