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Basic exercise program for throwers without expert supervision

Basic exercise program for throwers without expert supervision
Warm-up
Strength exercises* for rotator cuff and scapular stabilizers:
  • Shoulder abduction to 90 degrees
  • Side-lying external rotation
  • Prone horizontal abduction
  • Prone rowing
  • Prone rowing to external rotation
General strength exercises*:
  • Plank
  • Left and right side plank
  • Bridges with leg extensions
  • Press-ups
  • Push-ups
Mobility exercises*:
  • Internal rotation (sleeper) stretch
  • Posterior rotator cuff stretch
*Please refer to the UpToDate topic that discusses the treatment of Throwing injuries for descriptions of how to perform individual exercises.
Courtesy of Karl B Fields, MD and Mark Lydecker, MPT, OCS, ATC.
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