Banded Shoulder Lateral Glide

Exercise Overview

The banded shoulder lateral glide exercise is a band assisted glenohumeral joint mobilization exercise. Start by anchoring a band to a stable object and lie down on your back (on a bench or on the floor, keep the band anchoring to body height when lying down on the floor). Loop the free end of the band around your upper arm. Raise the arm to 90 degrees shoulder flexion and hold it in place with your opposite arm. While keeping the target shoulder as relaxed as possible, gently pull your elbow inwards and hold for up to 2 second. Slowly let the band pull the arm back out and repeat as required.

Muscles Involved

glenohumeral joint

Related Conditions

Frozen shoulder / adhesive capsulitisposterior capsule impingementshoulder impingement / subacromial impingement

Equipment Needed

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