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Prayer Stretch

Prayer Stretch: start and finish positions
Start and finish positions. Photographs by BoneArc.

How to do it

Start on your hands and knees. Sit your hips back toward your heels, reaching your arms straight out in front of you and lowering your chest toward the floor, then return to your hands and knees.

Body region
Spine
Position
Quadruped
Equipment
No equipment
Recovery phase
Early recovery
Purpose
Range Of Motion

Used in home programs for

  • Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
  • Mechanical / Non-Specific Low Back Pain
  • Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction

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