Simple stretch for Shoulders & Neck

After the HydroPractic™ session, when we cleared the shoulders and neck area, the client is encouraged to do as many shoulder exercises to keep the joints open, mobile, and with maximum range of motion.

Shoulders stretch:
Bend your arm so there's 90 degrees between your arm and forearm. Hand facing down.
Pay attention to lead with elbow and not with hand.
Bend your elbow so your forearm is parallel to your chest.
Lift your elbow toward your head (heading to the back) so that your arm touches your ear and your forearm touches the top of your head.
Keep that movement back until your elbow/shoulder cannot go back any more. Only then let your elbow go down.

Do this set as many times as neede.

Neck stretch:
Look left as much as you can, take a deep breath.
Look right as much as you can, take a deep breath.
Look down as much as you can, take a deep breath.
Look up as much as you can, take a deep breath.
Look toward your armpit and with that hand give your head a bit of extra stretch. Do the other side.

Do this set as many times as neede.

* With neck and head work please work slowly, gently, listen to your body, and do only what your body allows.

** Pay attention to your breathing. When getting to maximum movement, that's the time to inhale slowly and deep through your nose and exhale slowly and deep through your mouth.

*** With shoulders stretch, make sure that your elbow leads the way and not your hand. Your goal is to do the biggest movement with your shoulder.