Wall Angel
WALL ANGEL
This is a posture, upper back and shoulder strengthening exercise. This is also an effort based exercise (the more effort you put into it the more difficult the exercise becomes). Lean your back against a wall while making sure to maintain contact at the pelvis, between the shoulder blades and back of the shoulders. Raise the arms so that the back of your elbows and wrists are making contact with the wall next to you. Slide your forearm along the wall to an overhead position while maintaining contact with your elbows and wrists. Return back to starting position to complete a repetition.
Muscles Involved:
Rhomboids
Trapezius
Levator Scapulae
Posterior Deltoids
Rotator Cuff
infraspinatus
teres minor
Related Conditions:
Shoulder Impingement
Rotatory Cuff Tear
Upper Cross Syndrome
Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
rotator cuff tendinitis
Dowager’s hump
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