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quadruped weight shift on pillow - beginner Upper Body exercise
  • Upper Body
  • beginner

quadruped weight shift on pillow

shift weight side to side between hands while on all fours with hands on pillow

Starting position
quadruped
Joints
shoulder, elbow, wrist
Muscles
deltoid, transverse abdominis, triceps, rotator cuff
Equipment
pillow
Goal
postural correction, stability, proprioception
Type
active, isometric

How it is done

Adopt quadriped position,keeping hands on pillow, gently shift weight from one hand to another. Hold and repeat alternately.

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

The plan starts with an assessment.