This real-time shoulder routine features easy stretches & exercises that can help strengthen the shoulders & relieve pain. It can also help decrease shoulder tightness and improve overall shoulder flexibility.
These shoulder stretches & exercises are not only great for the shoulders, but they are also great for the neck and upper back.
Let’s begin with a quick 2 minute warm up to help get the muscles loose and ready to go. Shoulder circles, arm circles, shoulder squeezes, and seated Ts will help the muscles get ready for the routine.
After the warm up, isometric exercises are a great way to activate the muscles, but not make big movements that might cause pain. Shoulder external rotation, internal rotation, bicep curl, and tricep isometrics will help activate the muscles around the neck to improve stability and decrease pain.
Then going into some full stretches with an upper trap stretch, levator scap stretch, and a prayer stretch/child’s pose will really help improve motion and decrease tight muscles.
Finally, shoulder flexion, abduction, and scaption are great exercises to work the muscles you have just lengthened and loosened up.
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Sometimes neck pain happens with even the slightest movement. This often happens with a neck trauma like whiplash or a sport's injury. With any neck trauma, it's important to get checked out by your Healthcare Provider first. Once you're cleared for movement, these stretches and exercises may help.
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A Crick in the neck usually refers to a sudden, sharp pain or tightness in the neck or surrounding muscles. It can be caused by many things because several muscles in the neck also go down into the shoulder. These neck stretches & exercises may help relieve a crick in the neck.
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This real-time shoulder routine features easy stretches & exercises that can help strengthen the shoulders & relieve pain. It can also help decrease shoulder tightness and improve overall shoulder flexibility.
