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Kneeling Back Rotation Stretch | Back, Stretch, Stretching and more | Niel Asher Education Exercises and Stretches blog

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Technique:

• Kneel on all fours
• Raise one arm straight upwards
• Rotate your shoulders and middle back looking upwards

 

Primary muscles: Semispinalis thoracis. Spinalis thoracis. Longissimus thoracis. Iliocostalis thoracis. Iliocostalis lumborum. Multifidus. Rotatores. Intertransversarii. Interspinales.
Secondary muscles: External and internal obliques. Pectoralis major.

 

Injury where stretch may be useful: Back muscle strain. Back ligament sprain. Abdominal muscle strain (obliques).

 

Note: In order to further stretch your neck, keep your arm pointing straight upwards and look in the direction of your hand.

 

 

 

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