03 Apr Standing Chin Tuck – Shoulder External Rotation Isometric, Rotation
HOW: Begin in standing position with your back against the wall. Place a ball behind your head just below the base of the skull. Place a mini band around your wrists. Push the wrists out, keeping the elbows in. Tuck the chin towards the throat. Rotate...
27 Jan Seated Chin Tuck – Rotation
HOW: Perform a chin tuck by pushing your chin backwards while thinking of elongating your neck. From here, rotate your chin to one side and then the other while maintaining the chin tuck. FEEL: You should feel your upper neck muscles working. COMPENSATION: Maintain the chin tuck...
24 Jan Supine Chin Tuck – Lift, Isometric
HOW: Lie on the ground facing up. Perform a chin tuck by moving your chin towards the floor flattening the curve of your neck. From here, lift your head and neck up off of the ground while maintaining the chin tuck. Hold this position for...
23 Dec Side Lying Chin Tuck – Sidebend
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 ear to one shoulder and then...
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 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...
09 Feb Seated Chin Tuck
HOW: In a seated position focus on tucking your chin towards the front of the upper part of your neck. Think about creating a "double chin". FEEL: You will feel the muscles in the front of your neck activating. You may feel a stretch...
11 Dec Deep Neck Flexor Endurance Assessment
This assessment is designed to measure the deep neck flexor muscles function in terms of motor control, strength, and muscle endurance. The Deep Neck Flexor (DNF) muscles are comprised of the longus capitis, longus colli, rectus capitis anterior, and rectus capitis lateralis. The DNF muscles...
