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4 shoulder/neck stretches for your massage clients

My new book is out! It's called Massage Is Weird: https://massagesloth.com/book/ Getting your massage clients to implement simple stretches between massages can help you achieve your pain-relief goals. How great would it be if all of your clients were getting out of their bent posture a few times a day? There's a catch: Not every stretch is easy to demonstrate, easy to incorporate into a busy day, and effective. The four shoulder and neck stretches in today's video are the best that I've found over 10 years of trial and error. 0:00 Introduction 1:01 Rules of thumb for recommending stretches to clients 3:22 Myofascial chest stretch 5:08 Neck rocking 6:48 Doorway pec stretch 7:30 External rotator stretch A few rules of thumb. 1) Fewer is better (1:01). Even if you have 5 really great stretches, your client is much more likely to do one single stretch. The one stretch that gets done is better than the stretching regimen that gets forgotten! 2) Keep the stretches simple (1:24). It should be easy for your client to conceptualize the stretch, and to feel the intended sensation. If they're wondering what goes where, they'll either do the stretch wrong or not at all. 3) Make them accessible (1:44). If the client can do the stretch at their desk or every time they stand up for a break, they're much more likely to do them. Try to attach these new stretches to existing habits. 4) Pleasant stretches only (2:20). Use short-duration, feel-good stretches, even if you think that a long painful exercise would be better. The former is much more likely to be implemented. If you'd like to read more about the Mattes method (active isolated stretching), check out this book: http://amzn.to/2d64ghI Stretch 1: Myofascial chest stretch (3:22). Clasp your hands behind your back, and allow your arms to go limp. I tell my clients to do the following: "Bring your shoulder blades together, back, and down; it will feel like you're sticking your chest out." I've had much more success with this language than just telling them to bring their shoulders back and down. I have no idea why. This one's great for upper back pain, and will provide the posterior structures with some slack as the client gets a kinesthetic feel for where their shoulders are in space. I have them do this several times a day, especially when their upper back pain cues them to do so. Stretch 2: Neck rocking (5:08). Have the client restrain their arms just like in the last stretch, bringing their shoulders slightly into retraction and depression. While holding that posture, have them gently, slowly rock their head from side to side, just until they feel a stretch down into their shoulder. I find this a much better way of approaching neck cricks and levator scapulae dysfunction than just pulling the head to the side. It's a subtle, safe way of working with the neck without as much potential to irritate sensitive lateral neck muscles. You can see my video on myofascial release for neck cricks here:    • How to massage a "crick in the neck" ...   Stretch 3: Doorway pec stretch (6:48). This targets the pecs and shoulders more directly, and can be too much for some clients with shoulder dysfunction. That said, if done gently, it's a great way of addressing habitual internal rotation or creeping shoulder tightness. Make sure the client doesn't allow they elbows to wing out behind them, that's a different stretch. Stretch 4: External rotator stretch (7:30). If my clients seem to be having progressive shoulder dysfunction, or if they're recovering from shoulder pain, I like to give some acknowledgement to the external rotators (teres minor, infraspinatus, posterior deltoid) as well. This isn't my trying to increase their range of motion, but rather offering these muscles a stretch to bring awareness to them, and to keep them from staying too tight while resisting the influence of the internal rotators. When dealing with shoulder tightness, I like to offer both the internal and external rotator stretch (even though that breaks one of my rules). What are your go-to stretches for the upper body? Would you make any changes to the ones I described? Thanks for watching! Support me on Patreon:   / massagesloth   My Facebook blog:   / massagesloth   More stuff: http://massagesloth.com