physical therapy stretches Archives - Athletico Better for every body. Wed, 06 Aug 2025 20:27:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 4 Stretches to Help You Combat Text Neck https://www.athletico.com/2016/08/23/4-stretches-to-help-your-teen-combat-text-neck/ https://www.athletico.com/2016/08/23/4-stretches-to-help-your-teen-combat-text-neck/#comments Tue, 23 Aug 2016 13:53:45 +0000 http://www.athletico.com/?p=31558 Times have changed. Just a few years ago most parents were worrying about their teens’ posture as a result of...

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]]> https://www.athletico.com/2016/08/23/4-stretches-to-help-your-teen-combat-text-neck/feed/ 2 Stretch of the Week: Seated Piriformis Stretch https://www.athletico.com/2016/06/22/stretch-of-the-week-seated-piriformis-stretch/ https://www.athletico.com/2016/06/22/stretch-of-the-week-seated-piriformis-stretch/#comments Wed, 22 Jun 2016 14:15:30 +0000 http://www.athletico.com/?p=29966 Happy summer! It’s the third week of June and we are continuing our theme of chair stretches. I hope you...

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]]> https://www.athletico.com/2016/06/22/stretch-of-the-week-seated-piriformis-stretch/feed/ 3 Stretch of the Week: Chair Forward Fold https://www.athletico.com/2016/06/15/stretch-of-the-week-chair-forward-fold/ https://www.athletico.com/2016/06/15/stretch-of-the-week-chair-forward-fold/#comments Wed, 15 Jun 2016 15:00:31 +0000 http://www.athletico.com/?p=29789 Week 2 of June brings us to the Chair Forward Fold Those of you who sit for long periods of...

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]]> https://www.athletico.com/2016/06/15/stretch-of-the-week-chair-forward-fold/feed/ 2 Stretch of the Week: Reclined Cobblers Stretch https://www.athletico.com/2016/06/01/stretch-of-the-week-reclined-cobblers-stretch-2/ https://www.athletico.com/2016/06/01/stretch-of-the-week-reclined-cobblers-stretch-2/#respond Wed, 01 Jun 2016 18:23:04 +0000 http://www.athletico.com/?p=29431 Our 5th and final restorative stretch is called Reclined Cobblers Stretch. It is one of my absolute favorites, and feels...

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]]> https://www.athletico.com/2016/06/01/stretch-of-the-week-reclined-cobblers-stretch-2/feed/ 0 Stretch of the Week: Supported Hugging Knees https://www.athletico.com/2016/05/18/stretch-week-supported-hugging-knees/ https://www.athletico.com/2016/05/18/stretch-week-supported-hugging-knees/#respond Wed, 18 May 2016 19:02:30 +0000 http://www.athletico.com/?p=29033 Our third restorative stretch for May is a gentle low back stretch. I call this one Supported Hugging Knees. You...

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]]> https://www.athletico.com/2016/05/18/stretch-week-supported-hugging-knees/feed/ 0 Stretch of the Week: 1/2 Lord of the Fishes https://www.athletico.com/2016/04/27/stretch-week-half-lord-of-the-fishes/ https://www.athletico.com/2016/04/27/stretch-week-half-lord-of-the-fishes/#respond Wed, 27 Apr 2016 12:59:45 +0000 http://www.athletico.com/?p=28294 The last of April’s internal hip rotation stretches is one from the yoga world called 1/2 Lord of the Fishes....

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]]> https://www.athletico.com/2016/04/27/stretch-week-half-lord-of-the-fishes/feed/ 0 Stretch of the Week: Eagle Legs https://www.athletico.com/2016/04/20/stretch-week-eagle-legs/ https://www.athletico.com/2016/04/20/stretch-week-eagle-legs/#respond Wed, 20 Apr 2016 17:46:49 +0000 http://www.athletico.com/?p=28161 For the 3rd week of April we will review an internal hip rotation movement that will also help to build...

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]]> https://www.athletico.com/2016/04/20/stretch-week-eagle-legs/feed/ 0 Stretch of the Week: Prone Double Internal Rotation Stretch https://www.athletico.com/2016/04/16/stretch-week-prone-double-internal-rotation-stretch/ https://www.athletico.com/2016/04/16/stretch-week-prone-double-internal-rotation-stretch/#respond Sat, 16 Apr 2016 14:00:43 +0000 http://www.athletico.com/?p=28071 Continuing with the theme of internal rotation of the hip, for week two we will review a stretch while lying...

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