Functional Tasks for Shoulder

Question 1

Shoulder Flexion

Answer 1

Reaching for the doorknob when opening a door

Question 2

Shoulder Extension

Answer 2

Reaching behind the driver’s seat in the car for purse

Question 3

Shoulder Abduction

Answer 3

Extending arm out to the side in order to put arm through the arm hole in jacket

Question 4

Shoulder Adduction

Answer 4

Holding purse in place under arm

Question 5

Shoulder External Rotation

Answer 5

Putting an elastic band around ponytail on the back of the head

Question 6

Shoulder Internal Rotation

Answer 6

Tucking the back of shirt into pants