Arm lines
The arm lines are dynamic stabilisers and movers. All the arm lines play together in movement with the fingers, wrists, and arms. I’m always amazed at how the arm lines can add so much more depth to many of our stretches!
These lines run from the axial skeleton through four different planes in the shoulder, along all sides of the arm and to the hand out to the thumb, little finger, palm and back of the hand.
- Superficial front arm line
- Deep front arm line
- Superficial back arm line
- Deep back arm line
Superficial front arm line
The muscles the track runs through:
- Pectorals Major
- Latissimus Dorsi
- Teres Major
- Thoracolumbar Fascia
- Forearm Flexors
Deep front arm line
The track runs through:
- Pectoralis Minor
- Subclavius
- Biceps Brachii
- Coracobrachialis (a muscle located in the front of the upper arm)
- Supinator
- Pronator Teres (a forearm muscle found in the forearm)
- Thenar muscles (a group of short muscles responsible for the movements of the thumb)
Superficial back arm line
The track runs through:
- Trapezius
- Deltoids
- Forearm Extensors
Deep back arm line
- Rectus Capitis Lateralis
- Levator Scapulae
- Rhomboids
- Rotator cuff
- Triceps Brachii
- Hypothenar Muscles (a group of three muscles of the palm that control the motion of the little finger)
To stretch the arm lines, just create length in whichever line you want to work with, combined with a slight resistance of some kind using of force. This could be a wall, a resistance band, or a weight. Hold and breathe, really feel how the stretch travels to each muscle.