1Cervical Retraction
- Stand or sit with an upright posture.
- Draw the chin slightly down and back.
- The movement you are aiming for is a horizontal translation, like a lollypop on a stick.
- A prompt which may be helpful is “imagine giving yourself a double chin”.
- You will feel a gentle activation of the muscles in the anterior aspect of the neck.
3x/day
2Radial Nerve Slider
- Position yourself in comfortable standing posture.
- Bend the thumb across the palm and encase the fingers around the thumb to make a fist.
- Rotate the forearm towards the side body and flex the wrist.
- Maintaining a straight elbow, take the arm out to the side ‘elevating’ it to the point of tension.
- As you return the arm to the starting position by your side, tilt the ear towards the opposite shoulder.
- Return the head to neutral as you then begin to elevate the arm back out to the start.
- Repeat this ‘flossing’ motion as per Physiotherapist’s instructions.
3Book Opening
- Lie on your side with your head supported and your knees bent up to 80-90 degrees.
- Place your arms in front of you in front of your chest with hands together.
- Lift your top arm up and over your body towards the floor behind you drawing a semicircle.
- Rotate with the breastbone and ensure the pelvis remains still.
- Hold at the end of movement for a breath.
- Lift the arm up and reverse the semicircle movement until back at the start.
- Complete as per Physiotherapist guidelines.
Daily