Closed Chain Shoulder Adduction - Shoulder Stability
Exercise Overview
Closed Chain Shoulder Adduction is a shoulder stability exercise performed with the hand or forearm fixed against a support surface. It helps improve rotator cuff and scapular co-contraction, joint compression, and controlled shoulder loading during functional activities.
Muscles Involved
DeltoidLatissimus dorsiTeres majorPectoralis majorRotator cuffSerratus anteriorMiddle trapeziusLower trapezius
Related Conditions
Shoulder instabilityRotator cuff tendinopathyShoulder impingement syndromePost-operative shoulder stabilizationScapular dyskinesisGeneral shoulder weakness