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Exercise 5 : Shoulder girdle: external rotation
| Starting position: | Patient is sitting on a chair. Upper arm is hanging by the body (neutral position: flexion, abduction, adduction:0°), 90° flexion of elbow, palm is rotated towards the body (0° neutral pos.) | ;) |
| Line of movement: | External rotation of shoulder around the vertical axis of upper arm. | Click on the picture to enlarge it! |
| End position: | Maximal external rotation of shoulder, upper arm is by the body (neutral position: flexion, abduction, adduction:0°), 90° flexion of elbow, palm remains in its starting position. | ;) |
| Execution of Movement: | Slow, continuous movement with the maximum range of motion. | |
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