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Shoulder & Upper Back Stretches
Shoulder Shrug- Sit or stand up straight with your shoulders relaxed. Look straight ahead.
- Lift your shoulders toward your ears until you feel a slight tension in your neck and shoulders.
- Hold for about 5 seconds.
- Relax your shoulders and slip back into the normal position.
- Repeat 2 or 3 times.
Upper Back Stretch
- Sit or stand up straight with your shoulders relaxed. Look straight ahead.
- Interlace fingers behind your head with your elbows out to the side.
- Pull your shoulder blades together in backwards until you feel a slight tension in your upper back and shoulder blades.
- Don’t arch your back.
- Hold for about 8 to 10 seconds, then relax.
- Repeat several times.
Upper Arm Stretches
Upper arm stretch
- Sit or stand up straight with your shoulders relaxed. Look straight ahead.
- Put your hand on your back with your elbow pointing up towards the ceiling.
- Gently pull your elbow behind your head with your opposite hand until you feel an easy stretch in your shoulder or upper arm.
- Hold it for about 30 seconds.
- Repeat on the opposite side.
