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wall push up with pillows for elbow stability - beginner Upper Body exercise
  • Upper Body
  • beginner

wall push up with pillows for elbow stability

standing wall push-up with pillows between forearms and wall to promote controlled elbow flexion and extension.

Starting position
standing
Joints
shoulder, elbow, wrist
Muscles
triceps, anterior deltoid, pectoralis major, serratus anterior
Equipment
pillow, wall
Goal
postural correction, stability, proprioception
Type
isotonic concentric, resisted, isotonic eccentric

How it is done

Stand facing a wall and hold 2 pillows while elevating the arms forward. Now rest the arms on the wall with a pillow in between. Bend the elbows away from each other and try to reach the chest to the wall. Push the wall and straighten the elbows back to the starting position.

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

The plan starts with an assessment.