Do you have tight traps? Try this active upper trapezius and scalene stretch so you can loosen them up and perform better and live with less pain!
Preparation:
1. Stand with optimal posture
Movement:
2. Draw navel inward
3. Tuck chin and slowly laterally flex the head, pulling one ear toward the same-side shoulder while retracting and depressing the same-side shoulder complex
4. Hold stretch for 1-2 seconds and repeat for 5-10 repetitions
*If tingling is felt down the arm and into the finger, decrease the range of motion of the stretch. This will take stress off of the nerve. Also make sure the head stays in a neutral position during the stretch. Do not allow the head to jut forward*
Preparation:
1. Stand with optimal posture
Movement:
2. Draw navel inward
3. Tuck chin and slowly laterally flex the head, pulling one ear toward the same-side shoulder while retracting and depressing the same-side shoulder complex
4. Hold stretch for 1-2 seconds and repeat for 5-10 repetitions
*If tingling is felt down the arm and into the finger, decrease the range of motion of the stretch. This will take stress off of the nerve. Also make sure the head stays in a neutral position during the stretch. Do not allow the head to jut forward*
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