Back Rotation Stretch

Teaching Points

• Stand upright with your arms folded across your chest
  
  
• Rotate your shoulders around to one side
  
  
• Hold for between 10 and 30 seconds

Variations

• Perform seated on a chair and gripping the backrest

Muscles Stretched

• Multifidus
  
  
• Internal Obliques
  
  
• External Obliques

Related Injuries

• Back muscle strain
  
  
• Lower back pain
  
  
• Abdominal strain