Posterior Shoulder Stretch

 

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Muscles:

Trapezius, Supraspinatus, Rhomboid Major, Rhomboid Minor, Deltoid & Latissimus Dorsi

 

Method:

Stand upright and bring one arm straight across your body keeping it parallel to the ground.

With your other hand pull the elbow of your straightened arm close to the opposite shoulder

 

Physiotherapy, Injury Prevention & Fitness Recommendations:

  • Avoid bouncing when the muscle is cold
  • Stop if the stretch causes pain
  • Perform the stretch in a safe environment to avoid the risk of a fall or injury
  • Recommended stretch for use within a warm-up or cool down
  • As instructed by a skilled physiotherapist, the stretch is beneficial for injury prevention, to aid recovery from specific injuries, enhancement of the injury healing process, elongates tight muscles, reduces soft tissue tightness and alleviates joint stiffness.
  • This stretch may be useful for disclocation, impingement, rotator cuff injuries & frozen shoulder.

 

Please feel free to contact the Manchester G4 Clinic to speak to a member of the team for any questions that you may have.

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