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Gateway Chiropractic

Exercises

 

Disclaimer:  These exercises are only for patients that have been examined and treated at Gateway Chiropractic.

The links below show more exercises than we recommend - please focus on the list of exercises below, or consult your Chiropractor before doing an exercise that is not listed

 

The exercises listed below are for review purposes only after specific instructions have been provided by the doctor.

If you experience any pain and/or increasing discomfort while performing any of these exercises, stop immediately and inform your healthcare provider.




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Level 1:

Mobililty









  • Child's Pose
  • Cat Stretch
  • Spinal Rotation
  • Pelvic Tilts



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Level 2a:

Stability & Motor Control








           


  • Bird-Dog
  • Supine Bridge


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Level 2b:

Stretching









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  • Quadriceps stretch
  • Figure 4 Stretching
  • Hip Flexor Stretching
  • Hamstring Stretch

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Level 3:

Strengthening










   
  • Side Plank
  • Modified Curl Up



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Neck Pain


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Level 1:

Neck Mobility




  • Neck Rotation Sitting
  • Neck Extension Sitting
  • Assisted Neck Lateral Flexion
  • Assisted Neck Flexion
  • Forward & Backward Bending
  • Kneeling



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Level 2:

Posture, Neck Stretching, Shoulder Stretching




  • Postural Correction
  • Neck Extensor Stretching
  • Stretching in Neck Lateral Flexion & Rotation
  • Pectoral Stretching
  • Rhomboid Stretching
  • Trapezius Stretching
  • Triceps Muscle Stretch



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Level 3:

Neck Motor Control & Strengthening




  • Neck Motor Control
  • Strengthening Neck Retraction (Sitting & Supine)
  • Isometric Strengthening in Flexion & Extension
  • Retraction Flexion Supine,
  • Retraction Rotation Supine
  • Isometric Extension & Flexion with Rubber Band
  • Neck Extensor Strengthening
  • Additonal - Head Lift & Variation



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Level 4:

Should Blade Motor Control and Strengthening Exercises




  • Multiple Scapula Motor Control
  • Scapular Retraction (Sitting)
  • Scapular Retraction with Weights (Inclined Position)



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Shoulder Mobility


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Level 1: Mobility



  • Scapular Mobility
  • Pendulum
  • Table Wipes
  • Broomstick Mobility
  • Trapezius Relaxation Exercise


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Level 2: Shoulder Stretching



  • Towel Assisted Stretch
  • Sleeper Stretch
  • Posterior Shoulder Stretch
  • Pectoral Stretch


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Level 3: Isometric Exercises


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  • Internal Rotation (0:28)
  • External Rotation (0:41)
  • Flexion (0:53)
  • Extension (1:06)
  • Abduction (1:19)
  • Adduction (1:32)
  • Subscapularis (1:42)


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Level 4: Shoulder Strengthening


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  • Internal Rotation
  • External Rotation
  • Low Row
  • Serratus Punch
  • Push Up Plus
  • Straight Arm Pull Down
  • Front Raises
  • Eccentric Full Can
  • Eccentric External Rotation

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Level 5: Advanced Exercises


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  • Field Goal*
  • Modified Empty Can*
  • Standing Three-Ways*
  • Subscapularis Pull*

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*Do not try these unless you have received proper instruction from your Chiropractor


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