“Turtle” Lean on a chair and pull the shoulder blades together. Feet and knees are on the ground. Now make your chest and cervical spine long and hold the tension for 10 seconds. The exercise will be more difficult if you only have your feet on the floor. This exercise strengthens the upper back muscles. … Strengthening of the rear upper body
“Long lever” From an upright position, move the left ear towards the left shoulder as far as possible. The breastbone is erected and the shoulders are pulled back/down. The gaze is directed straight forward. The right arm pulls the right shoulder to the ground. This creates a pull in the right shoulder and neck area. … Stretching of the shoulder muscles
“Stretched Arm” From an upright position, bring both arms stretched backwards. Pull the shoulder deeply down. Behind your body try to raise your arms a little bit without getting too much into the hollow back and direct your upper body forward. This will create a pull in the chest/shoulder. Hold this position for 15 seconds … Stretching of the chest muscles
“Static rowing” Sit upright on a chair. In both hands you hold a stick at chest height. Pull the pole towards your chest by drawing your shoulder blades together. Try to pull the stick apart by your body. Hold the tension for 20 seconds. After a short break, repeat the exercise. Continue with the next … Strengthening of the shoulder blade musculature
In the following, exercises are explained which prevent a cervical spine syndrome or improve an already developed cervical spine syndrome or help with the healing. In physiotherapy, especially those structures are treated which are particularly stressed by the one-sided and static activities and which tend to hypertonus due to the lack of blood circulation. In … Cervical spine syndrome – these exercises help
Isometric exercises The short neck muscles can be trained mainly by isometric exercises. In an isometric exercise there is no visible movement of the muscles to be trained. The muscles work statically. Isometric exercise 1. strengthening of the short neck muscles: The patient rotates his head as far as possible, holds his hand against the … Isometric exercises | Cervical spine syndrome – these exercises help
Exercises for the arm musculature Exercises for the arm muscles: Exercises for the triceps and biceps in the arm are very varied. Known exercises with the dumbbell in the flexion and extension of the arms are effective and can be supported by more complex exercises. Especially the triceps can be trained by support exercises (dips … Exercises for the arm musculature | Cervical spine syndrome – these exercises help
Summary The lack of strength in the cervical and shoulder area can lead to pain and poor posture, which in turn can lead to wear and tear of the bony structures and result in a cervical syndrome. In order to prevent this, it is advisable for the affected patient with a cervical spine syndrome to … Summary | Cervical spine syndrome – these exercises help
It is important in the treatment that those affected can exercise regularly and can perform these exercises independently. Only then can Schroth’s treatment be successful. It should be understood what deformation of the spinal column is present (convex or concave scoliosis in the lumbar spine or BWS). Physiotherapy is used to treat this pathological direction … Exercises against scoliosis
Scoliosis – Impact and Therapy Our body is supported by the spine in posture and movement. The shape of the spine is straight when viewed from the front and back. Seen from the side, it is double S-shaped. This shape enables the body to better absorb and transmit the forces that act on it. We … Scoliosis – Impact and Therapy | Exercises against scoliosis
The hollow back is also called lumbar hyperlordosis in medical terminology. This means that the curvature of the spinal column is increased in the lumbar region. The facet joints are put under heavy strain and facet joint arthrosis can occur. In extreme cases, a vertebra may even slip ventrally (anterior). The so-called spondylolisthesis (spondylolisthesis), however, … Exercises against a hollow back
Pelvic tilt There are a lot of exercises that help against a hollow back. First of all, however, it is important to train the patient’s perception that he can feel in which position his body is. How does a hollow back feel, like a hunchback? For this purpose, the posture should be controlled in a … Pelvic tilt | Exercises against a hollow back
