3 Month Prone Neck Flexion and Extension

NeckUpper BackThoracic StabilityCervical MobilityCervical Motor Patterning
Written By David Song

3 MONTH PRONE NECK FLEXION & EXTENSION

This is a progressive version of the 3 MONTH PRONE exercise. Start in a 3 MONTH PRONE position and proceed to look down all the way to flex the cervical spine and then look up to extend the cervical spine. Do so without flexing or extending through the thoracic spine to uncouple motion between each region.

Muscles Involved:

  • Upper Trapezius

  • Suboccipitals

  • Sternocleidomastoid

  • Longus Colli

  • Serratus Anterir

  • Splenius Capitus and Splenius Cervicis

Related Conditions:

  • Chronic Neck Pain

  • Neck Associated Disorder

  • Whiplash Associated Disorder

  • Rib Joint Pain

  • Cervicogenic Headache

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