Here are five simple stretches, which when done on a regular basis, can protect your body from various kinds of injuries and pains. Benefits: This helps in easing the stress which has built up in your shoulder area and helps loosen the muscles there. Forward stretchThis is also called the rhomboid upper or upper back stretch. Benefits: “This helps in easing back pain and helps stretch your back,” says Verma. Medical upper stretchHow to do it:Shruti Bangera, Delhi-based senior SME, physiotherapy, for the medical app Portea Medical, tells us how to go about this stretching exercise.

Source: Hindustan Times July 29, 2018 03:45 UTC