But while this stretching routine involved a mix of dynamic and static stretches, my back and shoulders found a lot of relief from holding the puppy dog pose for 30 seconds, a thread the needle ...

The doorway stretch helps open your chest, allowing you to take deeper breaths and keep your shoulders aligned down and back. Shoulder alignment is an important part of good posture. Poor posture ...

Just five minutes a day can prevent back pain and improve posture. Try these simple exercises for lasting relief and better alignment.

Hanging out in this position offers simultaneous stretching ... up your shoulders, since those are what help stabilize your body. Most importantly, though, you’ll arch your low back, a motion ...

Do this two or three times. A variation on this stretch can help you to release the tension in your upper back and shoulder blades, although you’ll need to stand up to do it. Standing straight ...

If you sit at a desk for most of the day, the chances are that your shoulders are right up by your ears. These stretches will help to loosen that upper back in no time. There can’t be a desk ...

The four stages of a frozen shoulder are prefreezing, freezing, frozen, and thawing. Simple stretches and range-of ... your arm to the side or behind your back, says Donohue.

Bring one arm behind your back, grab it with your other arm, pull down and tilt your head away from that shoulder to give your deltoids and traps a deep stretch, says Somerset. You can also soothe ...