Pull-IT Shoulder Flexion

Position: Position your client in sitting with arm outstretched at 90° of shoulder flexion.

Cues: Pull as fast and as hard as you can and hold until I say stop - 3 to 5 seconds

Procedure:

Step 1 - Position client in sitting position

Step 1a - Attach handle to Pull-IT

Step 2 - Position client's elbow at full extension and shoulder flexed to 90°

Step 3 - Push the START button on the side of the body that you are testing

Step 4 - Ask client to pull as fast and as hard as you can and hold for until I say stop.

Step 5 - Rest for 3-5 seconds, repeat step 4 two more times

Step 6 - Push STOP

Step 7 - Repeat steps 2-6 on the other side

Main Muscles: Anterior Deltoid, Pectoralis Major, Coracobrachialis