BACK TOTOP Browse A-ZSearchBrowse A-ZABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0-9 Arm reachBackRelated video goes here for no-HTML5 browsersArm reachThis exercise strengthens the muscles that hold your shoulder blade, or scapula.Lie flat on your back on a table.Raise both arms and elbows straight up.Hold this position throughout the exercise.Reach towards the ceiling by lifting your shoulder blades off the table.Relax your shoulder blades back to the table, then repeat around 10 times. All movement should come only from raising or lowering your shoulder blades. E-mail FormEmail ResultsName:Email address:Recipients Name:Recipients address:Message: Review Date: 6/13/2021 Reviewed By: C. Benjamin Ma, MD, Professor, Chief, Sports Medicine and Shoulder Service, UCSF Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, San Francisco, CA. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, Brenda Conaway, Editorial Director, and the A.D.A.M. Editorial team. The information provided herein should not be used during any medical emergency or for the diagnosis or treatment of any medical condition. A licensed medical professional should be consulted for diagnosis and treatment of any and all medical conditions. Links to other sites are provided for information only -- they do not constitute endorsements of those other sites. No warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, is made as to the accuracy, reliability, timeliness, or correctness of any translations made by a third-party service of the information provided herein into any other language. © 1997- A.D.A.M., a business unit of Ebix, Inc. Any duplication or distribution of the information contained herein is strictly prohibited. © 1997- All rights reserved. A.D.A.M. content is best viewed in IE9 or above, Firefox and Google Chrome browser.Content is best viewed in IE9 or above, Firefox and Google Chrome browser.
Arm reachBackRelated video goes here for no-HTML5 browsersArm reachThis exercise strengthens the muscles that hold your shoulder blade, or scapula.Lie flat on your back on a table.Raise both arms and elbows straight up.Hold this position throughout the exercise.Reach towards the ceiling by lifting your shoulder blades off the table.Relax your shoulder blades back to the table, then repeat around 10 times. All movement should come only from raising or lowering your shoulder blades. E-mail FormEmail ResultsName:Email address:Recipients Name:Recipients address:Message: