Department of Physical Therapy Faculty Articles

Title

The Empty Can Exercise: Considerations for Strengthening the Supraspinatus

ISBN or ISSN

1524-1602

Volume

31

Issue

2

Publication Date / Copyright Date

2009

First Page

38

Last Page

40

DOI Number

10.1519/SSC.0b013e3181966b46

Abstract

TRAINING PROGRAMS OFTEN INCLUDE PREVENTIVE EXERCISES DESIGNED TO STRENGTHEN THE ROTATOR CUFF MUSCULATURE. THE “EMPTY CAN” IS ONE OF THE MORE COMMON ROTATOR CUFF EXERCISES ADVOCATED TO STRENGTHEN THE SUPRASPINATUS MUSCLE. IMPLICATIONS SPECIFIC TO THE EMPTY CAN EXERCISE ARE DISCUSSED IN THIS COLUMN.

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences

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