Exercises for rounded shoulders.

Here at Osteo Studio, we aim to help our clients help themselves with their pain. One of the best ways to do this is to engage in exercises as well as Osteopathic treatments. If you have been told by me that you have rounded shoulders, then these are two exercises which can help address the problem. Modern living (phones, computers etc..) has a habit of leading to a rounded shoulder position where the muscles at the front of the chest can become tight and the muscles at the back of the chest can become weak. Exercise 1 addresses the tight muscles, and exercise 2 addresses the weak muscles. People with rounded shoulders often also have what’s known as a forward head position. You may wish to also have a look at some simple exercises for this problem, which can be seen here.

As ever, you shouldn’t do these exercises if they cause anything more than mild discomfort, i.e. the sensation of muscles stretching. You might get a bit achy after exercise 2 to begin with as you will be working muscles that have been weakened over time.

Exercise 1 - Stretching the chest muscles.

Exercise 2 - Strengthening the back muscles.

This second video starts off with some general shoulder mobility exercises which you can do if you wish, but the main exercises to focus on are the ones with the stick which start at 1 min 20 secs.

Cliff Russell, Registered Osteopath

Osteostudio Serving the areas of East Grinstead, Forest Row, Lingfield and the Wider West Sussex area.