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Self-Care Strategies – Protocol
Stand on the band with one foot. Extend your arms forward until they are parallel to the floor.
Stand tall, moving in the Coronal Plane, abduct your arms until they are parallel to the floor.
Hold the band comfortably at waist level in front of you. Keep your elbows against your trunk and inhale. Extend your hands laterally as you exhale.
Hold the band comfortably in both hands and bring your arms overhead. Then, bring the band down behind your head.
Stand tall, holding the band in front of you at shoulder height. Extend your arms straight out to the sides, keeping your arms parallel to the floor.
Sit with your legs straight out in front of you and place the center of the band around the balls of your feet. Hold the ends of the band with both hands and lean back about 45 degrees while bringing the band to your chest.
In a lunge position, place the center of the band under the forward foot. Hold the ends of the band at your waist. Lunge until the back knee just touches the floor, and return up. Repeat with the other foot forward.
Place band around the right ankle, step on it with the left foot, and hold the ends in the left hand. Abduct the right leg, controlling balance so that you do not lean. Repeat with the other leg.
©January 2013, P05507, Rev. 1