11 Nov Seated Sciatic Nerve Glider – Head and Leg Movement
HOW: Get set-up seated and assume a slump position by letting your upper body round and slump forward. While maintaining this position, kick your leg straight and point your foot down as you simultaneously look up with your head and neck. Reverse the motion...
11 Nov Chest Opener – Hands Behind Head
HOW: Get set-up with your hands behind your head in a seated position. To perform the stretch, pinch your shoulder blades back together and move your elbows out and back to open up your chest. As you do this also focus on lifting your...
17 Oct Seated March
HOW: Get set-up seated with your feet supported on the ground. While keeping your trunk upright and tall and low back relatively neutral, lift one knee up towards the ceiling while keeping your knee bent. Hold for a moment, then lower down and perform...
06 Oct Shoulder Rotation – AROM
HOW: Rotate your shoulder from internal to external rotation and repeat. When in external rotation, think about scooping back your shoulder blades while attempting to point your thumbs towards the floor. When internally rotation allow your shoulder blades to come up and forward while...
05 Oct Shoulder Flexion Table Slide – AAROM
HOW: Sit next to a table with your affected arm resting on the table. Make sure there is little friction on the table, you can easily place a towel, shirt, or some other object on the towel to make it slide easier. Your goal...
05 Oct Seated Knee Flexion – PROM, Other Leg Assist
HOW: Sit at the edge of a table or some sort of elevated surface. Ideally, you don't want your feet to touch the ground. Place your unaffected leg under your affected leg, fully supporting it. Slowly let your affected knee bend by lowering your...
05 Oct Scaption Table Slide – AAROM
HOW: Sit next to a table with your affected arm resting on the table. Make sure there is little friction on the table, you can easily place a towel, shirt, or some other object on the towel to make it slide easier. Your goal...
05 Oct Abduction Table Slide – AAROM
HOW: Sit next to a table with your affected arm resting on the table. Make sure there is little friction on the table, you can easily place a towel, shirt, or some other object on the towel to make it slide easier. Your goal...
27 Aug Scapula Squeeze
HOW: Position yourself sitting tall with your hands supported on your thighs. Squeeze your shoulder blades back together, think about pinching a pencil between your shoulder blades, relax and repeat. FEEL: You should feel the muscles in between your shoulder blades getting a workout....
27 Aug Shoulder Roll
HOW: Begin in a seated position with your hands by your side. While maintaining arm position, slowly make big backward followed by forward circles with your shoulders and shoulder blades. FEEL: This should feel like a nice shoulder and shoulder blade movement. Think about...
