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 Exercise : Elbow Across Chest
Elbow across chest hot water therapy exercise is meant to treat lower back.
- Stand comfortably in the erect position. Shoulders are low and arms comfortably dangling.
- Touch the fingers of your right hand to your right shoulder and lift the arm until your right elbow points straight out from your body.
- Grasp the elbow of right hand with your left hand and pull your right arm straight across your chest until a tension is felt in the right shoulder blade area. There should be no movement in your hips and back. Hold it for about four to six seconds.
- Let go your right elbow straight out in front. Pull across your chest again, hold for four to six seconds, and then return to neutral. Repeat four more times.
- Touch the fingers of your left hand to your left shoulder and lift the arm until your left elbow points straight out from your body.
- Grasp the elbow of left hand with your right hand and pull your left arm straight across your chest until a tension is felt in the left shoulder blade area. There should be no movement in your hips and back. Hold it for about four to six seconds.
- Let go your left elbow straight out in front. Pull across your chest again, hold for four to six seconds, and then return to neutral. Repeat four more times.
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