ABDUCTION WALL SLIDE

This is a resisted range of motion exercise that uses friction as a resistance. Place a towel between your hands and the wall and stand so that you are facing parallel to the wall. Compress the towel and slide your hand up and down within a tolerable range of motion.

Muscles Involved:

• Rotator Cuff

• Lateral Deltoid

Related Conditions:

• Rotator Cuff Tendinitis / Rotator Cuff Tear

• Subacromial Impingement / Shoulder Impingement

• Dynamic Shoulder Instability

• AC Joint Sprain

• Osteolysis of the Distal Clavicle

Exercise Equipment:

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