Thera Cane - Exercises

1 Exercises Upper & Mid Back #1 Push L arm forward using aslight downward thrust toapply pressure, R armremains still. Upper Back #1 Push R arm forward andtowards left side of bodyto apply pressure. L armremains still. Upper Back #6 Position as shown, toapply pressure leanforward slightly and/orpush R arm forward andup and down. Mid Back #6 Loop R arm inside #3 ballshaft, push R arm forwardto apply pressure and/ormove arms side to side. Upper Mid & Low Back #1 Hold at #6 ball and push up to apply a slightpressure and then move arms back and forth fromhead to toes. Mid Back #1 Lean against a firm backchair, push L arm forward to applypressure and then moveupper-torso side to side. Low Back #6 Loop R arm outside the #3ball shaft, push R armforward at the elbow forpressure, keep L hand andarm still. Low Back #1 Push #1 ball up and intothe muscle with the L hand,arch back slightly for addedpressure.

2 Low Back #1 Lean against a firm backchair, push R hand forward toapply pressure and then moveupper-torso side to side. BACK Thera Cane - of 39/2/2011 9:36 AMNECK&SHOULDERS Neck #3 Position hands as shownand place #3 ball on neck,push downward on #2 ballshaft to apply pressure,then move neck slowlyacross the ball. Neck #5 Position hands as shownand place #5 ball on neck,push downward with L handto apply pressure, thenmove neck slowly acrossthe ball. Shoulder #5 Push downward with L handand move ball slowly back andforth across the shoulder. Shoulder #1 Place R hand at top of hookportion of cane, place onshoulder and pressdownward to applypressure. Neck #5 Place #5 ball on back of neck andlean head back into the ball to #1 Place #1 ball on shoulders andplace L forearm on #2 ball shaft toapply ball has beenassigned a number 1 to each illustrationlists the area beingmassaged and the ballused.

3 Switch hand positionfrom those shown inillustrations whenmassaging the oppositeextremity or side of thebody. ARMS Upper Arm #5 Sit sideways in firm backed chairand position the on top of lapas shown or loop hook portionunder leg, lean upper-arm into # #6 Position over legs ashigh up on lap as possibleand place forearm on #6 ball,place L hand on top offorearm for added pressure. Upper Arm #3 Loop under leg and upclose to chest, place L arm onball and lean weight into #3ball to apply Cane - of 39/2/2011 9:36 AMLEGS Upper Legs #6 Loop the hook portion of around L leg and pushforward with R hand to applypressure on R leg. Lower Legs #6 Loop the around L leg as shownand push downward with R hand toapply pressure on R Legs #5 Position as shown and rest calf on #5 ballto apply pressure, sit back against wall or leanR arm back for support. Upper Legs #3 Position across the lap asshown, keep L arm still and moveR hand back and forth to applypressure, switch for #3 Position as shown for stability andpress downward with L foot to applypressure.

4 Upper Legs #6 Loop the back portion of the the legs and press downwardwith R hand to apply pressure. Thera Cane - of 39/2/2011 9:36 AM