Sample spinal deformity exercises

Lateral stretch/prone on feet	Hold onto a bar or tabletop that is close to hip height. Bend over at the waist, maintaining a flat back and pelvis, and push your hips back and away from the table. Keep all spinal corrections and practice deep breathing from your diaphragm in this position.
Seated spinal elongation	Sit upright in a chair with a firm seat. Place hands by your sides, palms down, and push down into the seat of the chair until your body slightly lifts off the chair. Allow gravity to provide gentle, passive elongation of your spine.
Wall reach	Orient a chair to face the wall. Sit upright in the chair with knees touching the wall. Extend arms forward above the head until palms touch the wall, keeping a neutral spine. Keep shoulders down and away from the ears. Breathe in and out slowly to gently expand the chest.
Standing spinal elongation	From a standing position, keeping a neutral pelvis, straighten your spine upward toward the sky, as if there were a string attached to the top of your head drawing you upwards. Keep shoulders down and away from the ears.

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