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standing wall supported shoulder external rotation - beginner Trunk exercise
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standing wall supported shoulder external rotation

rotate arm outward at shoulder while maintaining back contact with wall and elbow at 90 degrees

Starting position
standing
Joints
shoulder
Muscles
rotator cuff, posterior deltoid, infraspinatus, teres minor
Equipment
wall
Goal
postural correction, stability, mobility
Type
isotonic concentric, active, isotonic eccentric

How it is done

Stand facing against the wall with back resting on the wall. Place elbows close to the trunk and bend to 90 degree. With maintaing the contact of back with wall, rotate the arm away from body keeping the elbow stable. Rotate arm back to start position and repeat.

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

The plan starts with an assessment.