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Prone Shoulder Extension

Prone Shoulder Extension: start and finish positions
Start and finish positions. Photographs by BoneArc.

How to do it

Lie face-down with your arm hanging straight down off the edge of a bed or bench. Raise your straight arm up behind you, then lower it back down with control.

Body region
Shoulder
Position
Prone
Equipment
No equipment
Recovery phase
Mid recovery
Purpose
Strengthening

Used in home programs for

  • Rotator Cuff Repair
  • Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy
  • Shoulder Impingement Syndrome

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