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Band Assisted Neck Extension

BAND ASSISTED NECK EXTENSION

The band assisted neck extension is an assisted cervical extension flexibility exercise. Start by looping a towel or thick pullup assist band around the back of your neck. Hold the free ends of the band with each hand and raise them to pull the neck into extension. Look up with your head to promote further cervical extension.

Structures Involved:

  • Cervical Spine

  • Cervical Disc

  • Sternocleidomastoid

  • Anterior Scalenes

Related Conditions:

  • Text Neck

  • Cervical Radiculopathy / Cervical Disc Herniation

  • Forward Head Posture

  • Upper Cross Syndrome

  • Dowager’s Hump

  • Cervicogenic Headache

  • Brachial Plexopathy

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