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quadruped scapular push on pillow - beginner Trunk exercise
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quadruped scapular push on pillow

push hands into pillow while rounding shoulders forward, then release to neutral position on hands and knees

Starting position
quadruped
Joints
shoulder, thoracic spine
Muscles
trapezius, serratus anterior, rhomboids
Equipment
pillow
Goal
postural correction, stability, mobility
Type
isotonic concentric, active, isotonic eccentric

How it is done

Get down on hands and knee position i.e on 4 points ( both hands and both knees), hands under the shoulder and knees under the hip. Place a pillow under the hands and push the hands towards the floor rounding the shoulders, release the push to 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.