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neck flexion isometric with hand resistance - beginner Neck exercise
  • Neck
  • beginner

neck flexion isometric with hand resistance

isometric neck flexion against hand resistance on forehead, holding position for five seconds before releasing

Starting position
standing
Joints
cervical spine
Muscles
scalenes, sternocleidomastoid, longus colli
Goal
postural correction, stability
Type
resisted, isometric

How it is done

Stand with head in forward direction, place one hand with making fist on the forehead. Move the head downward against the resistance of hand placed on forehead. Hold for 5 sec and release, 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.