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2. 5 easy exercises for your head and neck to alleviate desk job ...

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   It shortens and tightens muscles in the neck, which can lead to pain and cause tension headaches. Do these exercises to help stretch and strengthen the muscles that support your head and neck.

3. Forward head posture - Wikipedia

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   Strengthening, especially of (1) the middle and lower back support muscles and scapula retractors, and (2) the longus colli and the deep neck flexor muscles. [35] Stretching muscles that cause neck protrusion, especially of the upper fibres of the trapezius muscle. [36] Lower cervical flexors: sternocleidomastoid, anterior and middle scalene ...

4. Torticollis - Wikipedia

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   Stretching the neck and trunk muscles actively. Parents can help promote this stretching at home with infant positioning. [34] For example, prone positioning will encourage the child to lift their chin off the ground, thereby strengthening their bilateral neck and spine extensor muscles, and stretching their neck flexor muscles. [34]

5. Sternocleidomastoid muscle - Wikipedia

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   The function of this muscle is to rotate the head to the opposite side or obliquely rotate the head. [4] It also flexes the neck. [4] When both sides of the muscle act together, it flexes the neck and extends the head. When one side acts alone, it causes the head to rotate to the opposite side and flexes laterally to the same side (ipsilaterally).

6. How to Structure Your Push-Pull Workout for Maximum Muscle Growth

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   How a Push-Pull Workout Can Help You Build Muscle. Shutterstock. ... 5 to 10 minutes of dynamic stretches. Lower-body Pull Exercises: Deadlifts: 4 sets of 6-8 reps. Romanian Deadlifts: 3 sets of ...

7. Being flexible could help you live longer, a new study ... - AOL

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   The first move will stretch one muscle in the calf and the second another. Each of these attach to the Achilles tendon and will help to reduce contractures [a shortening that affects joint ...

8. Stretching - Wikipedia

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   Stretching does not appear to reduce the risk of injury during exercises, except perhaps a dynamic warm-up for runners. While running places extreme stress loads on the joints, static stretching can help to improve joint flexibility. However, this has not been proven to reduce risk of injury in the runners.

9. Rounded shoulder posture - Wikipedia

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   Additionally, stretching the chest muscles and strengthening the back muscles can also help improve posture. [47] Exercises that strengthen the back muscles include rows, pull-ups, and shoulder blade squeezes. Exercises like doorway stretches for the chest can help stretch out tension that contributes to rounded shoulders.