What do you want to stretch today? Cervical Spine | Thoracic Spine | Lumbar Spine | Wrist and Hand | Shoulders
Spinal Biomechanical Therapeutic Maneuvers® Cervical Spine 1	Right Lateral Flexion		Left Lateral Flexion
1. Stand straight 2. Slowly tip your head to the right 3. Right ear to right shoulder, don't lift shoulder 4. Hold position for count of 12 5. Release back to center 6. Repeat to left side 7. Repeat step 1
Spinal Biomechanical Therapeutic Maneuvers® Cervical Spine 2	Lateral Flexion Head Rotation
1. Stand straight 2. Slowly tip your head to the right 3. Right ear to right shoulder, don't lift shoulder 4. Rotate your chin toward right shoulder 5. Hold position for count of 12 6. Repeat to left side 7. Repeat
Spinal Biomechanical Therapeutic Maneuvers® Cervical Spine 3	Step 1 Neutral		Step 2 Chin Out	Step 3 Chin In Neck Down
1. Stand straight 2. Push chin outward away from neck 3. Flex neck forward toward chest 4. Hold position for count of 12 5. Release to neutral 6. Repeat
Spinal Biomechanical Therapeutic Maneuvers® Cervical Spine 4	Step 1 Neutral		Step 2 Chin In	Step 3 Chin Out Neck Down
1. Stand straight 2. Slowly push chin toward neck 3. Flex neck forward toward chest 4. Hold position for count of 12 5. Release to neutral 6. Repeat
Spinal Biomechanical Therapeutic Maneuvers® Thoracic Spine 1	Front View of Upper Back Right Lateral Bending		Back View of Upper Back Left Lateral Bending
1. Stand straight 2. Slowly tip your upper back to right side keeping head 90 degrees to shoulders 3. Maintain right arm next to right side 4. Hold position for count of 12 5. Release to back to center 6. Repeat three times per side
Spinal Biomechanical Therapeutic Maneuvers®Thoracic Spine 2	Front View Lateral Tip Right Shoulder, Arm Extended Forward		Oblique View Lateral Tip, High Shoulder, Arm Extended Forward
1. Stand straight 2. Maintain left arm next to left side 3. Extend right arm straight forward 4. Maintain left shoulder position in space 5. Stretch forward as far as possible 6. Hold position for count of 12 7. Repeat to opposite side 8. Repeat three times per side
Spinal Biomechanical     Therapeutic Maneuvers®       Thoracic Spine 3	Front View Elbow 90º Pull Scapula Together		Back View Approximation of Scapula with Spine
1. Stand straight 2. Move hands above head 3. Keep upper arms parrallel to floor 4. Extend fingers upward 5. Pull shoulders and wing bones (scapula) slowly backward 6. Hold position for count of 12 7. Repeat three times
Spinal Biomechanical Therapeutic Maneuvers®Thoracic Spine 4	Shoulders Elevated Hands Down Head Straight		Side View Shoulders Up
1. Stand straight 2. Maintain arm position to side 3. Raise shoulders upward 4. Hold position for count of 12 5. Relax 6. Lower shoulders downward 7. Hold position for count of 12 8. Relax 9. Repeat three times
Spinal Biomechanical Therapeutic Maneuvers® Lumbar Spine 1	Hip Rotation		Side View Hip Rotation
1. Stand straight 2. Arms to the front 3. Feet shoulder width apart, 6" from wall or door 4. Head, Back, Buttocks against wall or door 5. Test lumar spine space with hand 6. Rotate hip backward and down 7. Hold position for count of 12 8. Relax 9. Repeat three times
Spinal Biomechanical Therapeutic Maneuvers® Lumbar Spine 2	Front View of Right Arm Down Right Leg Head Perpendicular to shoulders		Opposite Side View
1. Stand straight 2. Bend lower back to right side 3. Maintain arm to right side of body 4. Don't bend hips 5. Hold position for count of 12 6. Release back to center 7. Repeat to left side 8. Repeat three times
Spinal Biomechanical Therapeutic Maneuvers® Lumbar Spine 3	Side View of Flexion Position
1. Stand straight 2. Bend forward at waist-knees straight 3. Reach hands toward toes 4. Don't bounce 5. Hold position for count of 12 6. Repeat three times
Spinal Biomechanical Therapeutic Maneuvers® Wrist and Hand 1	Hand Flex		Hand Extension	Fingers Out Fingers In
1. Bend one wrist into flexion, use the other hand 2. Hold position at end range of motion for count of 12 3. Repeat step 1 with extension 4. Separate fingers as far as possible 5. Close fingers to each other, squeeze 6. Repeat three times
Spinal Biomechanical Therapeutic Maneuvers® Wrist and Hand 2	Axial Finger Stretch
1. Use right hand to pull fingers for traction 2. Use one finger at a time 3. Hold position for count of 12 4. Do each finger 5. Switch hands 6. Repeat three times
Spinal Biomechanical       Therapeutic Maneuvers®         Wrist and Hand 3	Hand Traction
1. Use left hand and right 2. Pull on right fingers with a smooth steady traction motion 3. Hold position for count of 12 4. Switch hands 5. Repeat three times
Spinal Biomechanical Therapeutic Maneuvers®       Shoulder	Starting Position		Holding Position
1. Stand straight 2. Hands down to sides 3. Rotate arm outward 4. Hold position for count of 12 5. Repeat three times each arm