Banded Apley’s Scratch Retraction
Exercise Overview
Banded Apley’s Scratch Retraction is a shoulder rehabilitation exercise that combines internal rotation and extension positioning with active scapular retraction. It is commonly used to improve posterior shoulder control, scapular stability, and tolerance to behind-the-back reaching.
Muscles Involved
Middle trapeziusLower trapeziusRhomboidsPosterior deltoidLatissimus dorsiSubscapularisTeres major
Related Conditions
Shoulder impingement syndromeRotator cuff tendinopathyScapular dyskinesisPosterior shoulder weaknessGlenohumeral mobility deficitsPost-operative shoulder rehabilitation
