Relaxing Stretches for Stiff Muscles - Ask Doctor Jo

These relaxing stretches for stiff and sore muscles can help relax the whole body. Perform each stretch for about 20-30 seconds for the perfect full body stretch. More full body stretching with Dr. Jo: • Real Time Full Body St...
Starting off with your neck and working your way down, you will do neck or cervical rotations, neck sidebends, shoulder circles, and scapular or shoulder squeezes. You don’t have to hold these stretches, this is just to get the muscles moving to relax them.
Then you will go into a trunk rotation, hamstring stretches, and thoracic or upper back side bends.
Finally, a whole body stretch making big circles from above your head to your toes will do a great job of relaxing those stiff muscles. Then to finish, some deep breathing will help get some increased oxygen into your system. You can do the deep breathing with your chest area or diaphragmatic breathing from your belly.
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How to relax one side back SI joint bone stretch

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would this work on muscles that are too stiff to move well? I overdid it on dance class

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Hi Jo please do a stiff legs stretching exercise, I did some squats and every thing is aching.

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I have several for the legs. Any specific area?

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Hi Doc, the top part from knees to hip. when I walk my knees make a sound like crunching crisps, I was told to strengthen my legs.

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