Stretches
Important
These stretches should not cause pain! If you have any structural problems, clear these with your physician. Neither should these stretches be done to the point of pain. The most benefit will be attained through a moderate stretch.
 | With palms together and fingers pointing downward, draw your wrists upward until
you feel a stretch in the inner side of your forearms. |
| Interlacing fingers with palms upward, draw elbows together until a stretch of the inner forearms is reached. |  |
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Grasp the doorknob of a closed door behind you, and ease downward and away from
the door, until you experience a nice stretch of the tops of your
shoulders and anterior and lateral arm muscles. |
| With the left arm close to the body, use the right hand to turn the left hand inward and flex it. This stretches the extensors (mouse muscles!). Repeat other side. |  |
 | Keeping the left shoulder as low as possible and arm straight, use the back of
the right hand to draw the left elbow toward the
body. This stretch should be felt at the rhomboids,
which pull the scapula inward. Repeat other side. |
