Shoulder bridge

Physiotherapy

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shoulder bridge exercises.

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Laid on a bed on your back with both knees bent in a comfortable position and feet flat on the bed — Fig A.

Lie on your back and bend your knees to a comfortable position (Fig A).

Push you back into the bed, flattening the back and tilt your pelvis up — Fig B.

Flatten your back onto the bed, tilting the pelvis (This is difficult to see in the illustration but easier to see in the video) (Fig B).

Raise your spine off the bed putting all the weight into your legs pushing the pelvis up toward the ceiling — Fig C.

Slowly peel your spine off the bed, bone by bone. It is important that you keep the pelvis tilted throughout the movement with the tail bone tucked under (Fig C).

Do not allow your back to arch.
As you practise this exercise you will find that you will be able to peel more and more of your spine off the bed while maintaining the correct position.

Progress as directed by your physiotherapist.

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