Thoracic Rotation Stretch • Lying on your side. • Bring your knees towards your chest so your hips are bent at 90 degrees • Bring your top arm up to your ear and roll your upper body backwards • Don’t let your knees come apart • Hold for 2 minutes, 1-2 times a day

Lumbar Spine Rotation Stretch • Lying on your back • Bring one knee towards your chest so your hip is bent at 90 degrees • Pull that knee across your body so that your hip and low back rotate • Hold for 2 minutes, 1-2 times a day

Spinal Mobility Exercises

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Golf Specific Stretches

Hip Flexor Stretch

• Put your knee on the seat of a chair facing the back of the chair or kneeling on a pillow • Assume a small lunge position • Tighten your abdominals and buttocks to rotate your pelvis backwards. You should feel a stretch in the front of your leg. • Hold for 2 minutes, 1-2 times a day

Hip Flexion / External Rotation Stretch

• Sitting at the edge of a chair • Put your ankle on your opposite knee • While holding onto your leg sit up straight into a good posture. You should feel a stretch in your buttocks area. • You can also gently push the knee down or bend forward slightly to progress the stretch • Hold for 2 minutes, 1-2 times a day

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