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Beginner exercise

Assisted Shoulder External Rotation Stretch

Also called Doorframe External Rotation Stretch, Doorway Shoulder External Rotation Stretch, Dowel-Assisted Shoulder External Rotation Stretch, Passive Shoulder External Rotation

  • Flexibility
  • Range Of Motion And Yoga

Technique

How to perform Assisted Shoulder External Rotation Stretch

  1. Stand or sit tall with the working elbow bent about ninety degrees and kept beside your ribs.
  2. Hold a dowel across the body and use the other hand to move the working forearm outward while the elbow stays near the side.
  3. Stop at a mild shoulder stretch without twisting your torso or letting the shoulder roll forward.
  4. Return the forearm slowly and change arms. A doorway variation uses the same elbow-at-side position with the hand supported on a doorframe and a small turn of the body away.

Programming relevance

Muscles involved

MuscleScoreRole
Subscapularis0.9Mobility Target