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Shoulder Scaption with Weight

Shoulder Scaption with Weight: start and finish positions
Start and finish positions. Photographs by BoneArc.

How to do it

Stand holding a light weight, arm at your side, thumb pointed up. Raise your straight arm up and slightly forward to shoulder height, then lower it back down with control.

Body region
Shoulder
Position
Standing
Equipment
Weight
Recovery phase
Mid recovery
Purpose
Strengthening

Used in home programs for

  • Reverse Total Shoulder Replacement
  • Rotator Cuff Repair
  • Rotator Cuff Tear (Monitored — Non-Operative)
  • Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy
  • Shoulder Impingement Syndrome
  • Shoulder Replacement

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