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Prone Sky Reach

PRONE SKY REACH

This is a back mobility exercise. Start by lying down on your stomach. Have both hands reaching out in front of you overhead. Keep one arm planted to the ground and lift the other one off of the ground and use it to reach towards the ceiling. Hold this position for 2-3 breaths or for up to 5-7 seconds. Slowly return to the starting position and alternate sides as required.

Structures Involved:

  • Thoracic Spine

  • Lumbar Spine

  • Scapulothoracic Joint

  • Internal Obliques

  • External Obliques

  • Multifidus

  • Semispinalis Thoracis

  • Rotatores Brevis

  • Rotatores Longus

  • Serratus Posterior Superior

  • Serratus Posterior Inferior

Related Conditions:

  • Text Neck

  • Thoracolumbar Syndrome

  • Cervicothoracic Irritation

  • T4 Syndrome

  • Upper Cross Syndrome

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