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The Shoulder Pain Cure

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

All right. I have a little tip for you this morning for the foam roll. This is great movement, feels good on the shoulders, feels good on the mid-back. I highly recommend keeping one of these in your office or at your desk if you have one. you’re gonna start by laying on the foam roll with it vertically underneath you, head supported, and butt supported. And you’re gonna start with your arms out to the side, then you’re gonna bring them up. You’re gonna do 10 of these, just as some dynamic movement. It’s a nice warm-up, and then you can do some swimmers, some shoulder flexion. This helps open up the lat, open, open up everything to help your shoulder range-of-motion. You wanna make sure when you’re lying on the foam roller like this, that you’re not arching, that you’re keeping your back flat, your pelvis tilted. You wanna make sure your abs are engaged, and you can also just simply keep your arms open here, and this is a great stretch to help open up the pec and really combat the negative effects of leaning forward. All right, well, thanks for watching.

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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