23 Dec Side Lying Chin Tuck – Rotation
HOW: Lay on your side with your head and neck in line with your spine in a neutral position. Perform a chin tuck by pushing your head slightly back while imagining elongating your neck. From here, rotate your chin to one shoulder and then to...
05 Nov Seated Chin Tuck – Overpressure
HOW: Start in an upright seated position. Begin with a chin tuck by pushing your head backwards over your shoulders using the deep neck muscles. From here, place one hand on your chin and the other on the back of your head. Push into your...
04 Nov Neck Protraction – AROM
HOW: Start in an upright seated position. Use the deep neck muscles to push your head forwards and then backwards without moving your shoulders or upper body. FEEL: You should feel the deep neck muscles working to move your head forwards and backwards. COMPENSATION: Make sure you...
27 Oct Neck Side Bend – AROM
HOW: Start in an upright seated position. Without moving your upper body, tilt the top of your head to one side. Think about bringing your ear down to your shoulder. FEEL: You should feel your neck muscles working. COMPENSATION: Don’t rotate your head while side bending. Don’t...
27 Oct Neck Rotation – AROM
HOW: Start in an upright seated position. Without moving your upper body, look to the either side while only using your neck muscles to move your head and not your shoulders or trunk. Perform to whatever side is prescribed. FEEL: You should feel your neck muscles...
27 Oct Neck Flexion – AROM
HOW: Start in a seated position. Begin to look down slowly and isolate the neck muscles to tilt your head down for the prescribed amount of reps. FEEL: You should feel your neck muscles working. COMPENSATION: Only allow motion in your neck, don’t let your trunk to...
27 Oct Neck Extension – AROM
HOW: Start in a seated position. Begin to look up slowly and isolate the neck muscles to tilt your head up and back for the prescribed amount of reps. FEEL: You should feel your neck muscles working. COMPENSATION: Only allow motion in your neck, don’t let your...
27 Oct Long Arc Quad – AROM
HOW: Position yourself in a seated position on an elevated surface so your feet are off of the ground. Set your knees up on the edge of the surface. From here, squeeze your quadriceps muscles, point your toes toward you, and kick your leg up...
27 Oct Chin Tuck to Neck Extension
HOW: Sit up nice and straight in a chair. Start with a chin tuck by pushing your head backwards over your shoulders using the deep neck muscles. From here, begin to look up towards the ceiling and slowly get out of the chin tuck tilting...
27 Oct Basking Seal
HOW: Begin by lying on a table or bed on your side. With your legs together, bend your knees up towards your chest to have your knees straight out from your hips. From here, let your lower legs drop down towards the floor while keeping...
