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Chin Tucks
Course: PHRE 3045 – Sports Injuries Movement Pattern: Single-joint | isolation Target: Deep Neck Flexors Synergist(s): Suboccipitals
Exercise
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Equipment:
Description:
  1. Either start in standing (or lying supine as a progression).
  2. Translate the head from a slightly forward posture to a slightly posterior posture.
  3. You should feel fatigue under your ears in your deep neck flexors.   Make sure not to tense up the SCM.
  4. Don’t overdo the movement.  This is a subtle movement.
  5. When done correctly you will give yourself a double chin.
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