Ease Post-Treatment Tension

Snow angels are a great stretch to open up the chest area. This is a common area of tension post-surgery and with radiation and cording. You may also notice a release in your underarm and shoulder area.
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VARIATIONS in the video:
STATIC STRETCHES - hold 30sec per position and do ~5 different points throughout the snow angel arc.
1️⃣ Straight arms - floor
2️⃣ Straight arms - foam roller or 1-arm on elevated surface
3️⃣ Bent arms - floor
4️⃣ Bent arms - foam roller
DYNAMIC STRETCHES - 5-10 reps
5️⃣ Dynamic stretch - straight arms
6️⃣ Dynamic stretch - bent arms
Choose one straight-arm variation and one bent-arm. You can progress from the floor to a foam roller as your motion improves and your tension eases.
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[@breast-cancer-rehab]

FREE Stretching Guide to help with your recovery - breast-cancer-rehab.ck.page/stretching

[@dora20]

Thank you so much!
I feel I have a friend in you

[@user-oq4gn8go5r]

An easy excercise

[@shathaomar1516]

Great video. I get tension from my armpit area and maybe stitches as well. It helped when I massage the under armpit area during the exercise. It doesn't look that I have cording but I am fat. So, not sure if the cording will be visible. I also got muscle spam in my arm itself which was very painful and did not allow me to do the exercises properly. Any advice? Thank you

[@breast-cancer-rehab]

I can’t comment specifically on your case but starting with the basics tends to work well for most people. Not sure how far you are out from surgery, but these rehab exercises are a good place to start and work your way through the stages (even if you’re past the actual stage in terms of timing post-surgery) - ruclips.net/p/PLALVgJH_QhhhxC3pzZ3JgkhpJhh_g6FCW. If you have the resources, treatment can expedite your recovery.

[@dora20]

Another great video! I have a question, I get really tense on my neck at the atlas vertebra. My shoulder range of motion is OK but can this tension be due to cording? Thank you Erica

[@breast-cancer-rehab]

The tension from cording can affect any of the surrouding areas (neck, shoulder, midback, chest, etc). Tension in your neck can also be related to myosfascial pain in general, postural changes, muscle imbalances, etc.