Seated back twist stretch
Written By Jeffrey Wong
Muscles used in this exercise
Stretching of your spinal and postural muscles such as the rotatores lumborum, longissimus, and back extensors.
Purpose
For office workers who needed to maintain a static position for long periods. This exercise will open up your chest, ribcage, and all the muscles along your spine.
To do this exercise
In sitting twist through your thoracic spine and hold onto the side of the chair.
Take some deep breaths and hold for 30 seconds.
Repeat to the other side.
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Jeffrey Wong
Jeffrey is an experienced physiotherapist with a special interest in treating office worker's back pain. He is an expert in manual therapy for the spine and he continues to develop skills in strapping and injury prevention for athletes. He was the team physiotherapist for Nepean FC football club.