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Daily Wake-Up For Your Spine and Shoulders

Posted by Dr. Ben Kim on Nov 01, 2021
Spinal Mobility Exercises

With an exercise ball and a towel or exercise band, you can do both of the simple mobility exercises shown in this video as a daily wake-up for your spine and shoulders.

When rolling back on the ball to encourage extension of the spine, aim to roll back to a point where your legs are fully straight and extended at the knees with your feet remaining on the ground. Read more

 

Mobility Drill to Reverse Forward Slumping of Your Spine

Posted by Dr. Ben Kim on Sep 20, 2021
Exercises for Mobility and Functional Strength
Spinal Mobility Exercises

This is an excellent exercise for improving extension through your spine and reversing the effects of forward slumping of your spine.

Start on your back with your knees bent and your feet flat on the ground. Read more

 

One-Minute Spinal Care Routine

Posted by Dr. Ben Kim on Jul 26, 2021
Spinal Mobility Exercises

These two movements encourage more blood to flow to the ligaments and muscles that surround the spine, thereby reducing risk of experiencing sprains and strains.   Read more

 

Two Simple Movements for a Strong and Healthy Back

Posted by Dr. Ben Kim on Mar 02, 2021
Exercises for Mobility and Functional Strength
Spinal Mobility Exercises

While developing and maintaining good core strength is extremely helpful to protecting the spine and surrounding tissues against injury, it's equally important to work at improving usable strength of the trunk toward its end ranges. Read more

 

Mobility Exercises that Help Prevent Osteoporosis and Improve Posture

Posted by Dr. Ben Kim on Feb 09, 2021
Spinal Mobility Exercises

This is a brief series of shoulder and spinal mobility exercises that can be done daily to support healthy posture and help prevent osteoporosis.

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This Stretch Is Essential For Optimal Spinal and Shoulder Mobility

Posted by Dr. Ben Kim on Jul 27, 2020
Exercises for Mobility and Functional Strength
Spinal Mobility Exercises

I find that many people are extremely tight through the side of their torso, which limits overall spinal and shoulder mobility and increases risk of experiencing sprains and strains throughout the back.

To stretch the lats and obliques, hang from one arm and place the same side foot to the rear and opposite side of the body. Read more

 

Unilateral Spinal Rotation Exercise to Improve Posture and Back Health

Posted by Dr. Ben Kim on Dec 12, 2019
Spinal Mobility Exercises

This is a simple spinal mobility exercise that you can use to improve and maintain good posture and back health.

Start on all fours. Extend one leg behind you and keep it relatively straight with the balls of that foot anchored on the ground. Read more

 

What To Do If You Have A Tendency To Throw Out Your Back

Posted by Dr. Ben Kim on Dec 10, 2019
Natural Health Solutions
Spinal Mobility Exercises

This is a simple routine of spinal mobility exercises that I have long found useful to those who have a tendency to "throw out" their back or experience chronic and intermittent back pain from various sprains and strains, including those involving intervertebral discs. Read more

 

How to Gently Break Up Adhesions in a Frozen Shoulder

Posted by Dr. Ben Kim on Sep 20, 2019
Spinal Mobility Exercises

The definitive cause of frozen shoulder, also called adhesive capsulitis, is unknown. Some believe it is a self protective mechanism to prevent damaged tendons from becoming further damaged. Others point to an autoimmune mechanism that creates inflammation. Read more

 

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