{"id":1698,"date":"2023-03-23T19:52:57","date_gmt":"2023-03-23T19:52:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pthealthacademy.com\/?p=1698"},"modified":"2023-11-20T11:18:30","modified_gmt":"2023-11-20T15:18:30","slug":"this-may-become-your-favorite-stretch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pthealthacademy.com\/this-may-become-your-favorite-stretch\/","title":{"rendered":"This may become your favorite stretch!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Stretching for flexibility: advice from a Physical Therapist!\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/A0MTPWnIt0M?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Is it hard to get your arms fully overhead? Is standing without rounding a chore? This stretch addresses many of these and other mobility issues I often see in clients.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First, this stretch works to improve your overhead reach. Overhead reach can be limited by many factors including age related changes, poor gym training habits, or past shoulder injury that\u2019s not been fully rehabilitated. If you can\u2019t fully reach overhead, you\u2019ll compensate by overextending through your low back. This explains why low back pain is often aggravated by working overhead in the gym or at home.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Second, your upper back is getting a great stretch into extension in this position. Gravity is doing all the work as you breathe and sink toward the floor. If you have problems with poor posture due to a rounded upper back (everyone), this stretch can be really helpful to restore mobility for better posture.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Third, by maintaining a good position in your low back as you sit toward your heels, you\u2019ll get a good stretch in your hips. Our hips get tight with age and if we sit for long periods of time. This makes things like putting on your socks and proper squatting or lifting difficult. This position offers a gentle way to restore mobility in your hips.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When performing this stretch, there are a few areas you may struggle with. You don\u2019t want to feel pinching in the top of the shoulders, or painful pinching in the front of the hips. And you don\u2019t want to sit too far back towards your feet so that your low back goes into flexion or rounding. If you have tight knees this stretch might be a bit tricky. If you live in Southern New Hampshire and are interested in the work around for these problems, <a href=\"https:\/\/pthealthacademy.com\/contact\/\">give me a call<\/a>! I\u2019d love to work with you!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Is it hard to get your arms fully overhead? Is standing without rounding a chore? This stretch addresses many of these and other mobility issues I often see in clients.\u00a0 First, this stretch works to improve your overhead reach. 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