Y,T,W,L Exercises over a Swiss Ball
- The patient is lying over a ball with their knees touching the floor. Instruct the patient to raise their arms up overhead with the thumbs pointing up towards the ceiling to make the letter Y. They hold for 5 seconds and repeat 5 times.
- Then have the patient bring their arms up out to the side with the thumbs up to make the letter T. They hold for 5 seconds and repeat 5 times.
- Next have the patient bring their elbows down towards their sides and raise the arms up to make the letter W. They hold for 5 seconds and repeat 5 times.
- Finally, have the patient bring their elbows straight up towards the ceiling with the fingers pointing down towards the floor then ask them to externally rotate their arms and point the thumbs towards the ceiling to make the letter L. They hold for 5 seconds and repeat 5 times.
- During each exercise the thumbs should be pointing up towards the ceiling with the arms parallel to their body during the holding period. Instruct the patient to gradually work up to one set of 10 repetitions of each exercise with the eventual goal being 2 sets of 10 repetitions of each exercise for a total of 80 repetitions.
