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Upper Trap Stretch

Upper Trap Stretch: start and finish positions
Start and finish positions. Photographs by BoneArc.

How to do it

Sit tall and hold the edge of your chair with one hand. Tilt your head away from that side and slightly forward until you feel a stretch along the top of your shoulder, then return to center.

Body region
Neck
Position
Seated
Equipment
No equipment
Recovery phase
Any phase
Purpose
Stretch

Used in home programs for

  • Cervicogenic Headache
  • Mechanical Neck Pain / Cervical Strain

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