Name: Standing Shoulder Scaption
Uploaded: 2023-09-12
Channel: Merck Manuals
Description: 1. Begin with arm at side, keep elbow straight and thumb up. 2. Move arm forward approximately 30°. 3. In this position raise arm up staying in a pain-free range. 4. Return to starting position. 5. Do 3 sets of 10 repetition, 1 time a day. 6. Add light weight as tolerated.

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Standing Shoulder Scaption

1. Begin with arm at side, keep elbow straight and thumb up.

2. Move arm forward approximately 30°.

3. In this position raise arm up staying in a pain-free range.

4. Return to starting position.

5. Do 3 sets of 10 repetition, 1 time a day.

6. Add light weight as tolerated.

Courtesy of Tomah Memorial Hospital, Department of Physical Therapy, Tomah, WI; Elizabeth C.K. Bender, MSPT, ATC, CSCS; and Whitney Gnewikow, DPT, ATC.

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