Internal Rotation Stretch

The muscles of the rotator cuff are often overlooked, but should be stretched before an d after all exercise of sport involving the shoulder joint.

Teaching Points

• Lay on your back with your shoulder abducted to 90 degrees and elbow flexed to 90 degrees
  
  
• Get a partner to internally (medially) rotate your shoulder, ie. push the fist forwards towards the floor
  
  
• Hold for between 10 and 30 seconds

Variations

• Posterior Shoulder Stretch II

Muscles Stretched

• Infraspinatus
  
  
• Teres Minor

Related Injuries

• Rotator Cuff Injuries