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prone chicken wing - beginner Trunk exercise
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prone chicken wing

prone on swiss ball, hands behind head, lift and lower elbows by squeezing shoulder blades together

Starting position
prone
Joints
shoulder, thoracic spine
Muscles
trapezius, posterior deltoid, rhomboids
Equipment
swiss ball
Goal
postural correction, stability, mobility
Type
isotonic concentric, active, isotonic eccentric

How it is done

Lie on the stomach with legs straight forward, hands behind the head in such that elbow resting on floor. Squeeze the shoulder blade towards each other and lift the elbow off the floor. Lower the elbows towards floor to back to starting position. Repeat.

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

The plan starts with an assessment.