Exercises/Stretching

Side Neck Stretch - starting position

Start

Side Neck Stretch - ending position

End

Stretching

Side Neck Stretch

beginner·isolation·static

Muscles Worked

Primary

arytenoid cartilage cervical rotator cricothyroid digastric genioglossus geniohyoid hyoglossus iliocostalis cervicis inferior oblique inferior pharyngeal constrictor lateral crico-arytenoid lateral thyrohyoid ligament levator palpebrae superioris levator scapulae levator veli palatini longissimus capitis longissimus cervicis longus capitis longus colli Median thyrohyoid ligament middle pharyngeal constrictor mylohyoid oblique arytenoid obliquus capitis inferior obliquus capitis superior omohyoid platysma posterior crico-arytenoid rectus capitis anterior rectus capitis lateralis rectus capitis posterior major rectus capitis posterior minor scalenus anterior scalenus medius scalenus posterior semispinalis capitis semispinalis cervicis Set of anterior cervical intertransversarii Set of interspinales cervicis Set of posterior cervical intertransversarii splenius capitis splenius cervicis sternocleidomastoid sternohyoid sternothyroid stylohyoid stylohyoid ligament stylopharyngeus superior oblique superior pharyngeal constrictor Tendon of right levator palpebrae superioris thyro-arytenoid thyrohyoid thyrohyoid membrane Transverse arytenoid Trochlea of left superior oblique Trochlea of right superior oblique Uvular muscle Vertical intermediate part of left longus colli

How to Perform

1

Start with your shoulders relaxed, gently tilt your head towards your shoulder.

2

Assist stretch with a gentle pull on the side of the head.

Alternatives to Side Neck Stretch

Same muscles, different equipment or difficulty

Compare

Side Neck Stretch vs Chin To Chest Stretch→Side Neck Stretch vs Isometric Neck Exercise - Front And Back→Side Neck Stretch vs Isometric Neck Exercise - Sides→

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