Corrective Exercises

What Are Corrective Exercises?

Corrective exercises are a vital part of long-term recovery, posture improvement, and injury prevention. At Crest Chiropractic in Orem, we create personalized exercise programs that strengthen weak muscles, restore flexibility, and support proper spinal alignment. These exercises work hand-in-hand with chiropractic adjustments to help your body hold alignment longer and maintain optimal movement patterns.

By addressing muscular imbalances and faulty movement mechanics, corrective exercise helps reduce pain, improve posture, and prevent future injury—so you can move with confidence and stay active.

Neck Pain & Forward Head Posture

Neck pain is one of the most common complaints we see. A major contributor is forward head posture, often caused by time spent on phones or computers. When the neck curve flattens and the head shifts forward, it leads to upper crossed syndrome—a pattern of tight and weak muscles around the neck and shoulders.
Our corrective exercise programs focus on:

• Strengthening the deep neck flexors and mid-back muscles
• Stretching overactive muscles such as the upper trapezius and pectorals
• Restoring the natural neck curve for improved posture and reduced tension

These protocols help decrease neck and shoulder pain, improve range of motion, and support lasting spinal alignment.

Back Pain & Anterior Pelvic Tilt

Lower back pain often stems from postural issues like anterior pelvic tilt, where the pelvis tips forward, increasing stress in the lumbar spine. This imbalance is known as lower crossed syndrome, involving tight hip flexors and lumbar muscles and weak gluteal and core muscles.
Our approach includes:

• Strengthening the glutes, abdominals, and deep spinal stabilizers
• Stretching tight hip flexors and lumbar extensors
• Restoring balance through movement retraining

These targeted corrective exercises help relieve back, pelvic, and hip pain while improving posture and movement control.

Shoulder Pain & Rotator Cuff Imbalances

Shoulder problems—such as rotator cuff strains, shoulder tendonitis, shoulder impingement, or frozen shoulder—are often linked to poor muscle balance around the shoulder blade and upper back. Over active trapezius and pectoral muscles combined with weak rotator cuff stabilizers create dysfunctional movement.
Our exercise plans address these issues by:

• Strengthening the rotator cuff, rhomboids, lower latissimus and scapular stabilizers
• Stretching tight pectoral and upper-trap muscles
• Reducing trigger points in the trapezius, rhomboids and subscapularis for smoother shoulder motion

This integrated approach restores proper shoulder mechanics, reduces pain, and prevents recurrence.

Knee Pain & Lower Extremity Imbalances

Knee discomfort often involves surrounding muscles such as the quadriceps, hamstrings, IT band, and glutes. Tight or weak muscles can alter joint tracking and increase stress on the knee.
Common findings include:

• Tight quadriceps causing patellar tracking issues
• IT band tension referring pain to the outer knee
• Hamstring tightness and glute weakness affecting knee stability

Our corrective exercise programs identify and resolve these muscle imbalances, improving joint alignment and reducing pain for runners, athletes, and active adults alike.

Move Better. Live Stronger.

Whether you’re recovering from an injury, dealing with chronic pain, or simply want to improve your posture and mobility, our corrective exercise programs can help you achieve lasting results.
At Crest Chiropractic, we combine advanced chiropractic care with functional movement training—empowering you to move better, feel stronger, and live pain-free.

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