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    Back and Neck Care

    Pendulum (Flexibility)

    1. Lean over next to a table, with your left arm supporting your weight on the table.

    2. Relax your right arm and let it hang straight down.

    3. Slowly begin to swing your right arm in a small circle. Gradually make the circle bigger if you can. Change direction after 1 minute of motion.

    4. Next, swing your right arm backward and forward. Then move it side to side. Change direction after 1 minute of motion.

    5. Repeat these movements for about 5 minutes, or as directed.

    6. Switch sides and repeat if directed.

    7. Do this exercise 3 times a day, or as often as directed.

    Man bending forward with one hand on table for support, swinging other arm in circle doing shoulder exercise.

    Online Medical Reviewer: Raymond Turley Jr PA-C
    Online Medical Reviewer: Stacey Wojcik MBA BSN RN
    Online Medical Reviewer: Thomas N Joseph MD
    Date Last Reviewed: 10/1/2022
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    Southern New Mexico
    Surgery Center

    2301 Indian Wells Rd. Suite B
    Alamogordo, NM 88310
    www.snmsc.org

    Phone: 575.437.0890
    Fax: 575.437.0905
    Email: info@snmsc.org

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