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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