Shirra Therapies brings you Stretch Therapy™ on the go.
Simple and effective stretches you can do at home or at work. Designed to relieve tension, improve flexibility, and support everyday wellbeing.
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SEATED FORWARD BEND. A simple supportive forward stretch for the whole torso, using your arms to lower yourself down and press to your back upright so the back muscles can stay relaxed.
SEATED SIDE BEND. A seated side bend stretch, stretching from the side of the pelvis moving around closer to the spine by changing the angle of the arm reach, through to the shoulder complex. Great for the lower back!
SEATED NECK EXTENSION. A simple stretch for the front of the Neck, for a more complex stretch to target specific muscles like the scalenes.
SEATED ROTATION. This stretch is simple and easy to apply during desk work when feeling a little stagnant. Strengthening your arms/shoulders to twist you and making your diaphragm stronger as you take big breaths.
POSTURAL CUEING. Three postural cue's from the Stretch Therapy modality. These three cues help align your spine so it supports you effortlessly against gravity. It also helps you hold a stricter form when practicing Stretch Therapy.
SEATED NECK FLEXION. A simple neck stretch with Isometeric contraction to relieve tightness and reduce discomfort.
SEATED NECK ROTATION. In this stretch we are informing the nervous system of greater movement it usually doesn't experience within our day to day habitual movement patterns. This is a simple stretch without a Contract /Relax our simplified name for a Isometric Contraction.
SEATED HIP STRETCH (PIRIFORMIS). Gently begins to target the Piriformis Muscle which can cause nerve pain down the back of the leg. This is a gentle and simple stretch for the gluteal muscle group.
SEATED WALL BACK BEND. Simple but effective wall stretch that opens the shoulders and eases lower back pain by stretching the lower back muscles. A stronger stretch when standing as your body weight will weigh in, excuse the pun.