Recovery

General Terminology

• Our body is now parallel with the net and the racquet is out in front of us between the waist and chest with both hands together on the handle
• Knees are slightly bent   

Shoulder Girdle

To get to recovery position:

• The right shoulder girdle is abducting with the pectoralis minor and serratus anterior contracting concentrically
• The right shoulder girdle is also depressing with the pectoralis minor contracting concentrically
• The left shoulder girdle is adducting with the middle and lower trapezius and rhomboid contracting concentrically
• The left shoulder girdle is also depressing with the pectoralis minor contracting concentrically

Once in the recovery position 

• Both right and left shoulders are abducting with the pectoralis minor and serratus anterior contracting isometrically 

Shoulder Joint

To get to recovery position:

• Right shoulder joint is internally rotating with the latissimus dorsi, teres major, pectoralis major, and subscapularis contracting concentrically
• Left shoulder joint is externally rotating with the infraspinatus and teres minor contracting concentrically

Once in the recovery position: 

• The right and left shoulder joints are bilaterally internally rotating with the latissimus dorsi, teres major, pectoralis major, and subscapularis contracting isometrically 

Elbow Joint
To get to this position:

• The left elbow joint is flexing with the biceps brachii, brachialis, and brachioradialis contracting isometrically
• The right elbow joint is flexing with the biceps brachii, brachialis, and brachoradialis contracting isometrically

Radioulnar Joint
To get to this position:

• The left radioulnar joint is pronating with the pronator teres and pronator quadratus contracting isometrically
• The right radioulnar joint pronates with the pronator teres and pronator quadratus contracting concentrically 

Wrist and Hand Joint Movements

• The right and left hands have bilateral flexion of the fingers and thumbs with the flexor digitorum superficialis, flexor digitorum profundus, and flexor pollicis longus contracting concentrically
• The right and left wrists are bilaterally in neutral position contracting isometrically