Definitions

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  • noun ) an exercise designed to strengthen the rotator cuff muscle and the deltoid by raising one's arms in front of the body while holding weights and maintaining a straight back

Etymologies

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Shorted from of scapular plane elevation

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Examples

  • Between 60 and 90 degrees flexion or scaption, move the involved arm in a swinging motion, going forwards and backwards, side to side, and in circles.

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  • Between 60 and 90 degrees flexion or scaption, move the involved arm in a swinging motion, going forwards and backwards, side to side, and in circles.

    Recently Uploaded Slideshows abdulrehmanm 2009

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