Dowel Shoulder Flexion
Exercise Overview
This is a shoulder flexion mobility exercise that utilizes a dowel. Lie down on your back and hold onto a dowel with both hands. Raise the dowel overhead into shoulder flexion. Use the healthy arm to assist the target shoulder into deeper tolerable shoulder flexion. Hold the end range for up to 10 seconds and return to starting position.
Muscles Involved
Anterior DeltoidsCoracobrachialisBiceps BrachiiRotator CuffGlenohumeral Joint Capsule
Related Conditions
Frozen ShoulderLong Head Biceps StrainCoracobrachialis StrainAC Joint SprainAnterior Deltoid Strain
