Self-treatment for upper crossed syndrome - physiotherapy
What you'll learn
- Understand what an upper crossed syndrome is and what problems it can cause elsewhere.
- Learn how to self-treat your upper crossed syndrome by doing physiotherapy exercises.
- Learn stretches, mobilizations and strength exercises to reduce your upper crossed syndrome.
- Improve your overall physical fitness.
Requirements
- No experience is neccessary to start with this course.
Description
Upper crossed syndrome is a common problem. This postural pattern is characterized by increased curvature at the level of the upper back. As a result, the neck will also develop a stronger curvature, as well as the shoulder blades will rotate anteriorly. Consequences of this can include rotator cuff problems, neck pain, headaches, TOS, ...
Through specific exercises, physiotherapists try to address this problem. The exercises involved focus on stretching of the shortened structures, strength training of the weakened muscles, mobilization of the joints and posture education. These exercises are aimed at improving the upper crossed syndrome and its related symptoms. Please note that if you have been in that posture for a long time, it is often impossible to develop back the "normal" physiological curves. However, there is a good chance that by regaining mobility, the complaints will effectively decrease.
As of now, get started yourself with these home exercises. You can possibly combine them with an osteopathic, chiropractic or manual therapy approach. This course is build-up in a progressive way so that you have a good protocol to solve your upper crossed syndrome complaints. Start your rehabilitation today and I hope you'll enjoy the course and the exercises you'll learn.
Who this course is for:
- People suffering from upper crossed syndrome themselves.
- Therapists who work with people suffering from upper crossed syndrome.
Instructor
- 4.4 Instructor Rating
- 75 Reviews
- 605 Students
- 12 Courses
My name is Mathias Van Den Broeck, I achieved my master’s degree in physical therapy at the Belgian University of Leuven in 2017 and afterwards I also achieved my master’s degree in osteopathy at Buckinghamshire New University. As a physiotherapist I've worked for a couple of years in Belgium where I have my own practice. Since 2022 I mainly work as an osteopath, but I want to share with you the things I've learned as a physiotherapist in previous years.