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Foam-Roller Wall Slide

Foam-Roller Wall Slide: start and finish positions
Start and finish positions. Photographs by BoneArc.

How to do it

Stand facing a wall with a foam roller vertical between your forearms and the wall. Slide your arms up the wall as high as comfortable, keeping the roller in place, then slide back down.

Body region
Shoulder
Position
Standing
Equipment
Wall
Recovery phase
Mid recovery
Purpose
Range Of Motion

Used in home programs for

  • Adhesive Capsulitis (Frozen Shoulder)
  • Reverse Total Shoulder Replacement
  • Rotator Cuff Repair
  • Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy
  • Shoulder Impingement Syndrome
  • Shoulder Replacement

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