These 14 Stretches Will Help You Relieve From Pain

How to do the stretch:

• Stand with your feet shoulder width apart, and slowly begin to bend down with your buttocks tilted back and your knees not passing your toe

• line until you reach the position shown in the picture.

• Now, place your arms between your thighs, and touch the floor in front of you

13. Seated half pigeon variation – Stretching the front calf muscles (fig. 13)

This stretch lengthens the Anterior tibialis. Dysfunction of this muscle may lead to drooping of the foot.

How to do the stretch:

• Sit on your buttocks with both legs in front of you.

• Lean back on one arm, and with the other hand place the opposite leg over the other leg, just above the knee.

• Apply a slight pressure to the foot using the opposite hand, as shown in the picture.

14. Chest stretch at the wall – stretching the chest muscles (fig. 14)

This stretch stretches the pectorals, muscles that allow the arm to rotate.

How to do the stretch:

• Start by facing the wall and place your hand on it with your thumb facing up.

• If your right hand is the one holding the wall, turn to the left side until you feel a stretch at the bottom of the chest muscle, as described in the

• picture. If you feel a stretch in the shoulder joint, this means you’re stretching the area too much.