DOWEL SHOULDER EXTERNAL ROTATION

This is a shoulder external rotation mobility exercise that utilizes a dowel. This can be completed seated or standing. Hold a dowel with both hands. Use the healthy arm to push the target hand into tolerable shoulder external rotation. Hold the end range for up to 10 seconds and return to starting position.

Structures Involved:

• Rotator Cuff

  • Infraspinatus

  • Teres Minor

• Glenohumeral Joint Capsule

Related Conditions:

• Frozen Shoulder

• AC Joint Sprain

• Infraspinatus Strain

• Teres Minor Strain

• Rotator Cuff Tear

• Rotator Cuff Tendinitis / Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy / Rotator Cuff Tendinosus

Exercise Equipment:

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