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Stretch both ways 🤷🏽‍♂️

#stretchpad #healthcare #physicaltherapy #comedy

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A woman demonstrates a hip-opening stretch, pushing her hips back with arms extended forward on a black mat. The image asks "TIGHT HIPS? LOW BACK PAIN?" and advises to "DO THIS EVERY MORNING" for relief.

Two frames illustrate the initial steps of a hip stretch. The top frame shows a woman on hands and knees with one leg extended sideways. The bottom frame shows her sending hips back into a child's pose variation, stretching her hips.

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Do you wake up with back pain or tight hips? Take just 2 minutes of your morning routine to do this stretch and watch as your pain and tightness melt away. Having tight hips in the morning is a very common problem. Too much sitting during the day or being in an immobile position for hours (sleep

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Fix your hip & low back pain with THIS stretch!

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good posture, healthy joints, pain free stretch🩵

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I think both ways was pretty gentle still 😂

#stretchpad #healthcare #physicaltherapy #comedy

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