Teres Minor – Stretching

Joe Muscolino

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    The teres minor (of the rotator cuff group) is stretched with medial (internal) rotation of the arm at the shoulder (glenohumeral) joint.

     

    The rotator cuff group is composed of the:

     

    Note: This stretching protocol will also stretch the infraspinatus.

     

    The teres minor (of the rotator cuff group) is stretched with medial (internal) rotation of the arm at the shoulder (glenohumeral) joint.

    The teres minor (of the rotator cuff group) is stretched with medial (internal) rotation of the arm at the shoulder (glenohumeral) joint.