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Shoulder Release On Foam Roll

By Dr. Allison Feldt, PT, DPT 1 min read

Hi, I’m going to give you guys a stretch that is nice to do if you’re having some shoulder pain or if you’re having any mid back pain. This is a nice stretch to help relieve the serratus anterior, the lats, the intercostal muscles on the ribs and you’ll even get some in your rotator cuff with it. So, here we go. You’re going to lay with the foam roll horizontally. You’re going to put it right underneath your chest and you’re going to kind of go back and forth. Find a good spot where you feel like, oh that just needs to let go, kind of roll up and down if you need to, and this is a great way to release all of those muscles, help improve posture, shoulder range of motion, and then decrease some of that mid back pain that we get with posture-related issues. All right, good luck.

Dr. Allison Feldt, PT, DPT, founder of Body Motion Physical Therapy

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Dr. Allison Feldt, PT, DPT

Allison is a pelvic floor physical therapist and the founder of Body Motion PT in Edmonds. A mom who knows the aftermath of pregnancy and birth firsthand, she's on a mission to help women restore their core and pelvic floor at every stage of life.

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