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supine chin tuck with head lift - beginner Neck exercise
  • Neck
  • beginner

supine chin tuck with head lift

lie supine, tuck chin, lift head to view feet while maintaining cervical retraction, then lower

Starting position
supine, crook-lying
Joints
cervical spine
Muscles
sternocleidomastoid, deep neck flexors, longus colli
Goal
postural correction, coordination, stability
Type
isotonic concentric, isotonic eccentric, isometric

How it is done

Lie on back with arm by side, bend both knees so that feet touches floor. Looking towards ceiling press the chin down towards the floor, with maintaing the chin tuck, lift the head off and try to see foot. Hold and lower down head to back to starting position. Repeat

Nothing here is a prescription. Your physiotherapist decides which of these are yours, and when.

The plan starts with an assessment.