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Kyphosis

Kyphosis is natural curve of the spine in thoracic area with convexity towards back. You can see it even better while sitting. Its commonly followed by shoulder area irregularity. Its ofently a result from fast growing, bad sitting positions and weak surrounding muscles.

Kyphosis exercise:

  1. 1. Starting position - laying down on your stomach. You lift your shoulders from the ground connecting the shoulder blades together towards spine, while lifting your head up in the same line as your back. The purpose of this exercise is to strengthen your back and neck extensors and shoulder blade adductors.

  2. 2. Starting position – laying down on your stomach. Stretch your arms at 90 degrees, point your thumbs towards the ceiling, lift your arms up while keeping your head down on the surface. The purpose of this exercise is correcting bad head and neck posture.
  3. 3. Starting position - laying down on your stomach. Your hands are connected on your lumbar area, you lift your connected hands up while lifting your upper body up as well. At maximum amplitude you connect your shoulder blades. The purpose of this exercise is correcting bad head and neck posture, while strengthening your back extensors and shoulder blade adductors.
  4. 4. Starting position - laying down on your stomach. Stretch your arms at 90 degrees, flex your elbow at 90 degrees, thumbs towards the ceiling. Lift your upper body, lift your hands together with the body, stay in upper position for 3 seconds. The purpose of this exercise is to strengthen rotators of the shoulder, shoulder blade adductors, back extensors and to stretch pectoral muscles.
  5. 5. Starting position - laying down on your stomach. Put your hands on the back of your head, lift your head, elbows, shoulders and upper body as far as possible, hold for 3 seconds. The purpose of this exercise is to strengthen rotators of the shoulder, shoulder blade adductors, back extensors, neck extensors and to stretch pectoral muscles.
  6. 6. Starting position - laying down on your stomach. Hands are stretched up in body line, thumbs up. You lift your arms, head and upper body up. In most upper position hold 3 sec. The purpose of this exercise is to strengthen trapezius muscles, shoulder flexors, neck extensors, upper body extensors.
  7. 7. Starting position – sitting down with your legs stretched. Spine is stretched up, your hands are on your hips. Your pull your shoulders towards your knees, the head is following the upper body movements. At the most stretched position you hold 15 seconds. The purpose of this exercise is to stretch all the back and neck extensors as well as knee flexors.

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  8. 8. Starting position – sitting down with your legs stretched. You put your hands behind your back, connect them, palms towards the wall behind you. You lift your connected arms up while connecting your shoulder blades. In the most stretched position hold for 15 seconds. The purpose of this exercise is to stretch pectoral and intercostal muscles while correcting kyphosis.
  9. 9. Starting position – sitting down with your legs stretched. Lift your arms at 90 degree, flex your elbows at 90 degree, thumbs up. Pull your shoulder blades together, while contracting all of the back muscles. Hold in this position for 3 seconds. The purpose of this exercise is to strengthen shoulder blade adductors, trapezius muscles, neck extensors.
  10. 10. Starting position – sitting down with your legs stretched. Put hour hands behind your head, connect the palms. Inhale and bring your chests as far as possible towards front. Hold in this position for 15 seconds. The purpose of this exercise is to correct thoracic kyphosis and to stretch pectoral muscles.

All the exercises can be done every day and up to three times per day. All the exercises are meant to have 10 repetitions and up to 3 sets. In the beginning start slowly, understand the movements and the starting positions. If you have any doubts don’t hesitate to contact us.

Your Physiotherapist PhD Filip Pavcic
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Lordosis

Lordosis is curvature of the spine, looking to the lateral side of the body. It is usually occurs when the abdomen and back muscles are weak, but it can also be affected with foot and knee deformities.

While looking from the side you can see relaxed abdomen, hyperextended knees and frontal tilt of the hips.

Exercises for lordosis:

  1. 1. Starting position on the back with the legs flexed in the knees. You pull one knee towards chest. You do left and right leg continuously. The purpose of this exercise is to stretch lumbar spine muscles.

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  2. 2. Starting position on the back with the legs flexed in the knees. You put your hands on the ties, sliding them towards the knees, once you touch the knees hold that position for 3 seconds while exhaling. The purpose of this exercise is to stretch lumbar spine muscles and to strengthen abdominal muscles.
  3. 3. Starting position on the back with the legs flexed in the knees. Your hands are parallel with the body, on the ground. You lift your head up towards the ceiling. The purpose of this exercise is to stretch lumbar spine muscles and to strengthen frontal neck muscles.
  4. 4. Starting position on the back with the legs flexed in the knees. Your hands are parallel with the body, on the ground. You flex your head towards your chest. The purpose of this exercise is to stretch lumbar spine muscles and to strengthen frontal neck muscles.
  5. 5. Starting position on the back with the legs flexed in the knees. Your hands are parallel with the body, on the ground. You lift your feet from the surface and start to circulate with your knees in one side, after 10 rep change the side. The purpose of this exercise is to loosen spasm in lower back and relax lumbar area.
  6. 6. Starting position on the back with the legs flexed in the knees. Your hands are parallel with the body, on the ground. Lift your feet from the surface and pull both of your knees towards chest and slowly go back down to the surface. The purpose of this exercise is to loosen spasm in lower back and relax lumbar area and to strengthen abdominal muscles.
  7. 7. Starting position on the back with the legs flexed in the knees. Your hands are parallel with the body, on the ground. Lift your legs up, abduct them and adduct (stretch one from another and connect again) and put back down on the ground. The purpose of this exercise is to strengthen abdominal muscles.
  8. 8. Starting position is sitting with your legs stretched and on the surface. You lift your feet in the air, flex your knees towards your chest and slowly stretch your legs back to the starting position. All the time during the movement the feet are in the air. Once you stretch your legs back to the starting position you can put the feet back on the ground. The purpose of this exercise is to strengthen abdominal muscles.
  9. 9. Starting position is sitting with your legs stretched and on the surface. You lift your feet in the air, flex your knees towards your chest and grab them with your hands, pulling them harder to the chest. You head is tilting down. Hold this position for 15 seconds. The purpose of this exercise is to stretch lumbar muscles.
  10. 10. Starting position is sitting with your legs stretched and on the surface. Try to grab your feet without flexing your knees. Hold this position for 15 seconds. The purpose of this exercise is to stretch your back extensors and all the hamstrings and calfs. All the exercises can be done every day and up to three times per day. All the exercises are meant to have 10 repetitions and up to 3 sets. In the beginning start slowly, understand the movements and the starting positions. If you have any doubts don’t hesitate to contact us.
Your Physiotherapist PhD Filip Pavcic

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Scoliosis

Scoliosis is curvature in the spine looking from the back. It can be seen as one (C) or two curves (S) deformity. Very rarely it can be seen as three curves deformity.

The visible signs are: one shoulder is slightly lowered compared to other one, one chest cavity is more pronounced, uneven shoulder blade level etc.

Exercise for scoliosis:

  1. 1. Starting position is laying down on your stomach. Put your hands on your hips. Try to stretch your whole spine while pushing your head away from the body. The purpose of this exercise is to stretch spine muscles.

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  2. 2. Starting position is laying down on your stomach. One arm is stretched above the head, the other arm is next to the body. Lift your upper body up, while lifting the stretched arm. The purpose of this exercise is to strengthen one side of the spinal muscles.
  3. 3. Starting position is laying down on your stomach. Left arm is stretched above the head, right arm is flexed in the elbow and at 90 degree flexed in the shoulder. You lift the left arm and the head, while with the right arm you are pushing the surface, Hold this position for 15 seconds. The purpose of this exercise is to stretch short spinal muscles.

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  4. 4. Starting position is on your knees and hands. Put one arm up at 90 degrees with thumbs up, hold this position for 3 seconds. Repeat the same with the other arm. The purpose of this exercise is to strengthen shoulder and spine muscles.
  5. 5. Starting position is on your knees and hands. One arm is flexed in the elbow and your palm is at the back side of your head. You rotate your body with the flexed elbow facing up. When the elbow is facet to the ceiling, hold that position for 3 seconds. The purpose of this exercise is to strengthen the rotators of the spine and core.
  6. 6. Starting position is on your knees and hands. You put one arm over the head and try to touch the opposite shoulder. Hold this position for 15 seconds. The purpose of this exercise is to stretch scoliotic spine.
  7. 7. Starting position is on your knees and hands Sit down on your heels. Stretch both arms forward while rotating them. At the end of each rotation hold 3 seconds. The purpose of this exercise is to stretch scoliotic spine.
  8. 8. Starting position is on your knees and hands Rotate your fingers toward other hand. Go up and down with your chest without flexing he elbows. The purpose of this exercise is to strengthen shoulder blades area muscles.
  9. 9. Starting position is on your knees and hands Put one of your knees between your hands. Use your upper body to press the knee down to the surface. You will feel the stretching in your pelvis and spine. Hold this position 15 seconds. Do the same with the other leg. The purpose of this exercise is to stretch scoliotic spine and hip rotator muscles.
  10. 10. Starting position is laying down on your stomach. Hands are next to the body. Move your leg from the body while the upper body is moving in the same direction. At the final position hold for 15 seconds. Repeat the same with the other leg. The purpose of this exercise is to stretch the scoliotic spine.

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All the exercises can be done every day and up to three times per day. All the exercises are meant to have 10 repetitions and up to 3 sets. In the beginning start slowly, understand the movements and the starting positions. If you have any doubts don’t hesitate to contact us.

Your Physiotherapist PhD Filip Pavcic
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