Hot Water Therapy Stretching: Elbow Across Chest
The Elbow Across Chest hot water therapy stretch is meant to treat middle back in hot shower.
- Stand comfortably in the erect hanging from a string position. Keep the shoulders relaxed and low.
- Touch the fingers of left hand to your left shoulder, pointing your left elbow straight out from your body at shoulder level.
- Grasp the outer side of your elbow with your right hand, and pull your left arm straight across your chest until a tension is felt but not pain in the left shoulder blade area. Hips or back should not be moved at all.
- Hold the tension point for about 30 seconds.
- Return to neutral, letting your arms come to rest at your sides.
- Do the same with your right hand: right fingers touching right shoulder, right elbow pointing straight out, grab right elbow with left hand and pull right arm straight across chest.
- Hold for about 30 seconds.
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Hot Water Therapy Stretching : Head Down
The head down hot water stretching is meant to treat neck, trapezius, upper back and middle back in hot shower.
- Stand comfortably in the hanging from a string posture. Keep your shoulders relaxed, and as low as possible.
- Place the fingertips of both hands at the back part of the top of the head, as though you are peeling off a toupee from the rear forwards. Keep your elbows pointing forward, and do not rest the weight of your arms on your head.
- Gently begin to press forward with your fingertips, as you drop your chin towards your chest. Continue to press until you feel some tightness, but not pain, on both sides of your neck, and perhaps in your upper back.
- Relax into the tightness, and hold the stretch for about 30 seconds. If it should begin to hurt more instead of diminishing, reduce the pressure on your head.
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