Muscles:
Triceps Brachii, Teres Minor, Teres Major & Latissimus Dorsi
Method:
Reach up with one arm and place your hand behind your neck so that your elbow is pointing upwards. Use your other arm to push the elbow down
Physiotherapy, Injury Prevention & Fitness Recommendations:
- Avoid bouncing when the muscle is cold
- Stop if the stretch causes pain
- Perform the stretch in a safe environment to avoid the risk of a fall or injury
- Recommended stretch for use within a warm-up or cool down
- As instructed by a skilled physiotherapist, the stretch is beneficial for injury prevention, to aid recovery from specific injuries, enhancement of the injury healing process, elongates tight muscles, reduces soft tissue tightness and alleviates joint stiffness.
- This stretch may be useful for elbow sprains & dislocation, elbow bursitis & triceps muscle strains
Please feel free to contact the Manchester G4 Clinic to speak to a member of the team for any questions that you may have.