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Movements of the shoulder joint
- Abduction
- Adduction
- Horizontal extension
- Hyperextention
- Flexion
- Horizontal Flexion
- Lateral rotation
- Medial rotation
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Exercises examples of abduction of Shoulder Joint and Muscles used including location on body
- Lateral raises;
- Deltoid - outer shoulder;
- Supraspinatus - just medial to deltoid
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Exercises examples of adduction of Shoulder Joint and Muscles used including location on body
- Lat pull downs; flat bench dumbbell fly
- Latissumus dorsi - central back muscles (lats)
- pectoralis major - main chest muscle (pecs)
- terres major - upper, outer back
- posterior deltoid - outer shoulder
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Exercises examples of extension of Shoulder Joint and Muscles used including location on body
- Chin-up;
- Latissumus dorsi - central back muscles (lats)
- pectoralis major - main chest muscle (pecs)
- terres major - above lats
- posterior deltoid - outer shoulder
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Exercises examples of horizontal extension of Shoulder Joint and Muscles used including location on body
- Cable trunk rotations;
- Deltoid - outer shoulder
- Infraspinatus - medial to teres major
- Latissimus Dorsi - central back muscles (lats)
- Teres major - above lats
- teres minor - just medial to teres major
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Hyperextension of Shoulder Joint and Muscles used including location on body
- Latissimus dorsi - central back muscles (lats)
- teres major - above lats
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Exercises examples of flexion of Shoulder Joint and Muscles used including location on body
- dumbell front raise; incline bench press
- Deltoid - outer shoulder
- pectoralis major - main chest muscle (pecs)
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Exercises examples of horizontal flexion of Shoulder Joint and Muscles used including location on body
- Cable trunk rotations;
- Deltoid - outer shouler;
- Pectoralis major - chest muscle (pec)
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Exercises examples of Lateral (external) rotation of Shoulder Joint and Muscles used including location on body
- Dumbell side-lying
- Infraspinatus - medial to teres major
- Teres minor - just above lats
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Exercises examples of medial (internal) rotation of Shoulder Joint and Muscles used including location on body
- Bent Row; dumbbell row
- Latissimus dorsi - main back muscle (lats)
- pectoralis major - main chest muscle (pecs)
- Teres major - just above lats
- subscapularis - lateral to pecs on outer chest
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Shoulder Joint muscle purpose
Moves the arm
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Shoulder girdle joint purpose
Stabilize the scapula and are important in maintaining posture
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Movements of the Shoulder girdle
- Abduction (protraction)
- Adduction (retraction)
- Depression
- elevation
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Exercise examples of abduction of the shoulder girdle joint and muscles used including location on body
- Push ups;
- Pectoralis minor (within pec major);
- serratus anterior (below pecs, lateral side of body, under armpit)
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Exercise examples of adduction of the shoulder girdle joint and muscles used including location on body
- Seated row;
- Rhomboids (small muscle between shoulder blades)
- Trapezius (upper back, below neck)
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Depression of the shoulder girdle joint and muscles used including location on body
- Pectoralis minor (within pec major)
- subclavius (small muscle just below the clavicle)
- trapezius (upper back, below neck)
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Exercise examples of elevation of the shoulder girdle joint and muscles used including location on body
- shoulder shrug;
- Levator scapulae (muscles running outside base of neck into traps)
- rhomboids (small muscle between shoulder blades)
- trapezius (upper back, below neck)
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Movements of the Scapula
- Upward rotation
- Downward rotation
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Upward rotation of the scapula joint and muscles used including location on body
- Serratus anterior (below pecs, lateral side of body, under armpit)
- trapezius (upper back, below neck)
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Downward rotation of the scapula joint and muscles used including location on body
- Pectoralis minor (within pec major)
- Rhomboids (small muscle between shoulder blades)
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