Muscles:
Trapezius, Rhomboid Major & Rhomboid Minor
Method:
Put your arms out straight in front of you and cross over your hands. Reach forwards as far as possible until you can feel a stretch between your shoulder blades.
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 neck muscle strains, whiplash & upper back muscle strains or ligament sprains.
Please feel free to contact the Manchester G4 Clinic to speak to a member of the team for any questions that you may have.