Scapular protraction/retraction with dumbbell

Scapular protraction/retraction with dumbbell

Stand up straight near a table or chair.
Lean forwards, bending at your hips, and place your unaffected arm on the table.
Hold a dumbbell in your affected arm.
Allow your affected arm to hang down in front of you.
Keep your neck in a neutral position looking down.
Move your shoulder blade down and around your ribcage, towards the ground.
Hold briefly and then squeeze your shoulder blade up and around your ribcage, as if squeezing your shoulder blades together.
Return to the starting position and then repeat for the required number of repetitions.
There should be minimal movement through your trunk as you complete this movement.

Required equipment: Weights, free, Table, Dumbbell, Chair
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