WALL CRAWL

This is a shoulder stability exercise that is used to strengthen the rotator cuff and scapular protractors. Loop a mini band around your hands or wrists and place your elbows on a wall. Start with your hands just below shoulder height. Slowly slide your hand outwards and upwards in a C-shaped pattern one hand at a time, and continue to move upwards until you can’t reach higher without lifting the elbows off of the wall. Repeat this motion downwards back to starting position. You may alternatively hold a different type of exercise band in your hands if you don’t have a mini band.

Muscles Involved:

• Rotator Cuff

• Serratus Anterior

• Lower Trapezius

• Upper Trapezius

Related Conditions:

• Rotator Cuff Tendinitis / Rotator Cuff Tear

• Medial Border Scapular Winging / Scapular Dyskinesia

• Subacromial Impingement / Shoulder Impingement

• Dynamic Shoulder Instability

• AC Joint Sprain

• Osteolysis of the Distal Clavicle

Exercise Equipment:

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