External Rotation Uppercut - Rotator cuff and shoulder impingement (infraspinatus and teres minor)
Exercise Overview
External Rotation Uppercut is a shoulder strengthening exercise designed to target the posterior rotator cuff, particularly the infraspinatus and teres minor. It helps improve dynamic shoulder stability and can be useful in rehabilitation programs for rotator cuff weakness and subacromial impingement symptoms.
Muscles Involved
InfraspinatusTeres minorPosterior deltoidSupraspinatusMiddle trapeziusLower trapeziusSerratus anterior
Related Conditions
Shoulder impingement syndromeRotator cuff tendinopathyRotator cuff weaknessSubacromial pain syndromeShoulder instabilityPost-operative rotator cuff rehabilitation
