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Shoulder Extension - AAROM, Dowel
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- HOW: While standing, grab onto a dowel behind your back with your palms facing forward. Use one arm to push the dowel back in order for the other shoulder to feel a stretch without it working. Hold that stretch for the prescribed amount of time.
- FEEL: You should feel a stretch in the front of your shoulder.
- COMPENSATION: Don’t bend your hips forward, stay standing straight up. Don’t let the shoulder that you are trying to stretch work much, let the other one do the work.
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