Stretching exercises for lower body-Achilles Tendon
Place on foot uphill on slant board then lean forward to stretch the Achilles tendon. Going in and out of the tension helps hydrate the tissues. Motion is lotion.
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This is to release the lower back. With the left foot ahead of the right foot you will unload the left lower spine more than the right. Arm position is fixed and overhead. Lean back to pull tension through the trunk of the body. Add A pelvic tilt or pelvic rock. This is a wonderful stretch to release the lower back. Try both left and right foot forward.
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This is a whole body exercise. Using the arm as a driver laterally reach from knee to overhead and externally rotate. This creates trunk rotation and in this demonstration a weight is used to create tension and load. Feet are in a sagittal plane stance which prepositions the pelvis in such a way that the load will be different on the facets of the left side of the spine vs the right. The chain reaction goes down to the hips, knees, ankles and of course the feet. The chain reaction also goes up through the thoracic spine, neck and head. Test the exercise with no weight to gage range of motion and balance.
Functional movement training-stretching the anterior spine
Opening the anterior spine on the yoga wheel. So many times we think of our spine being on the back side of the body. The conversation I want to bring to the party is, what about the front side of the spine and it’s functionality to the anterior chain? Everything is an integrated continuum and not segmented, therefore the anterior spine and its relationship to whole trunk is the critical piece in its total functionality.