This challenging yoga pose will not only open and stretch your chest but also stretches the entire front of your body, from your knees to your shoulders. This is an excellent postural exercise, but for some people, it may be a little too taxing, so ease into it., In this video, Dr. Janelle and Dr. Marcus demonstrate how to do the Anterior Wall Stretch. This stretch is great to get deep extension in the the upper thor, Start in a Wall Chest Stretch with your elbow at shoulder height. Press your forearm into the wall, as if you were going to push the arm forwards through the wall. You should feel some tension in your chest and the front of the shoulder as those muscles contract - but don’t let your chest or arm actually move. Hold this push for 10 seconds., Serratus anterior (Fig 3) is the deeper of the two posterolateral muscles. It arises from the superoanterior aspects of ribs 1 - 8 and wraps around the lateral chest, superficial to the rib cage and deep to the scapula, inserting onto the medial border and inferior angle of the scapula., Demonstrating the Chest Stretch on a Wall or Pectoral Muscle Stretch, this exercise stretches your pectoral muscles that are found on the front of your chest. Step One: Stand near the corner of a wall. Place arm on wall so that it is in line with your shoulder, and bend elbow to 90 degrees., Learn more about chest muscle anatomy, pain, strengthening and stretching. Advice to improve your movement, fitness, and overall health from the world's #1 in orthopedics..