18 Sep Supine Hamstring Stretch – Contract Relax, At Wall
HOW: Start by lying on your back with one leg up on a wall or doorway. Push into the wall with your heel and contract your hamstring muscles for the prescribed amount of time and then relax. Feel the stretch in your hamstrings as...
18 Sep Floor To Stand
HOW: Begin by lying on your back with one knee bent and your foot flat on the ground. Raise the arm straight up on the side that the knee is bent. Rotate your body to the opposite side placing your arm and knee on...
05 Sep Shoulder Scaption – AROM
HOW: Begin in a standing position. Lift one arm up to the front at a 45 degree angle as high as you possibly can overhead and back down for the prescribed amount of reps. FEEL: You should feel your shoulder muscles working. COMPENSATION: Don’t...
05 Sep Shoulder Flexion – AROM
HOW: Begin in a standing position. Lift one arm up and out to the front as high as you possibly can overhead and back down for the prescribed amount of reps. FEEL: You should feel your shoulder muscles working. COMPENSATION: Don’t shrug your shoulder...
05 Sep Shoulder Abduction – AROM
HOW: Begin in a standing position. Lift one arm up and out from the side as high as you possibly can overhead and back down for the prescribed amount of reps. FEEL: You should feel your shoulder muscles working. COMPENSATION: Don’t shrug your shoulder...
05 Sep Prone Press Up – Full Elbow Extension
HOW: Begin by lying on your stomach with your elbows bent at your side and your palms down on the ground with your hands by your shoulders. From here, exhale as you push into the ground lifting your chest off of the ground while...
05 Sep Side Lying Femoral Nerve Tensioner
HOW: Start by lying on your side and placing a band or strap around the foot that is on top. Tension the nerve at the bottom by bending your knee and pulling your foot with your top hand pulling the strap backwards. At the...
05 Sep Shoulder Internal and External Rotation – AROM, 90/90
HOW: In a standing position, bring both arms up at your side to shoulder height. Bend your elbow to make a “L” shape with your palms facing forward. Rotate your arms forward maintaining your elbow position straight out from your shoulder. Rotate back upward...
05 Sep Shoulder Circle
HOW: In a standing position, bring your arms up from your side to just below shoulder height(the lower your arms are the easier these will be). Move both arms in a circular motion as little or as big as you feel comfortable doing. Repeat...
28 Aug Tall Kneeling Apley Stretch
HOW: Set up in a tall kneeling position. With one hand, reach overhead and behind your neck with your elbow pointing up towards the ceiling. Hold that position with your fingertips pointing straight down your spine. The other hand reached behind your back with...
