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side lying shoulder flexion - beginner Upper Body exercise
  • Upper Body
  • beginner

side lying shoulder flexion

lie on side, elevate top arm forward toward head with straight elbow, return to start, repeat.

Starting position
side-lying
Joints
shoulder
Muscles
deltoid, rotator cuff, pectoralis major
Goal
postural correction, mobility
Type
isotonic concentric, active, isotonic eccentric

How it is done

Lie on one side, top arm resting by the side. Elevate the arm forward towards the head keeping elbow straight, move the arm back 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.