L16: STANDING FLEXION ELASTIC BAND Teaching points

Lesson instructions:

Read the exercise instructions 
Watch the video
Read key teaching phrases and contraindications

Key teaching phrases 

  • “Keep your thumb up” 
  • “Don’t hunch your shoulder” 
  • “Imagine your hand is being elevated by a piece of string” 
  • “Keep your body upright – don’t tilt backwards” 

Contraindications 

  • Early recovery phase of post rotator cuff surgery12 
  • Recent shoulder dislocation/subluxation 
  • Shoulder pain during or after the exercise (except those using the pain-monitoring model)