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Exercise 2 : Shoulder girdle: flexion- extension
| Starting position: | Patient is sitting on a chair. Arm is hanging comfortably by the body, every joint of the arm is in 0° neutral position. | ;) |
| Line of movement: | Lifting up extended arm all the way to the ear in the sagittal plane. | ;) |
| End position: | 180° flexion of shoulder, 0° abduction- adduction, extension of elbow, 0° neutral position of lower arm. | ;) |
| Execution of Movement: | Slow, continuous movement with the maximum range of motion. | Click on the picture to enlarge it! |
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