Shoulder · Mid recovery
Bent-Over Horizontal Abduction
How to do it
Stand and bend forward at the hips with arms hanging straight down. Raise both arms out to the sides to shoulder height, squeezing your shoulder blades together, then lower back down.
- Body region
- Shoulder
- Position
- Standing
- Equipment
- No equipment
- Recovery phase
- Mid recovery
- Purpose
- Strengthening
Used in home programs for
- Acromioclavicular Joint Osteoarthritis
- Rotator Cuff Repair
- Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy
- Shoulder Impingement Syndrome
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