Shoulder · Mid recovery
Side-Lying External Rotation with Weight
How to do it
Lie on your unaffected side with the top elbow bent to 90 degrees and tucked against your ribs, holding a light weight. Rotate your forearm up and open like a book, then lower back down with control.
- Body region
- Shoulder
- Position
- Side Lying
- Equipment
- Weight
- Recovery phase
- Mid recovery
- Purpose
- Strengthening
Used in home programs for
- Rotator Cuff Repair
- Rotator Cuff Tear (Monitored — Non-Operative)
- Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy
- Shoulder Impingement Syndrome
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