Pectoralis Stretch – Reduce Poor Posture.

Pectoralis Stretch – Reduce Poor Posture

The pectoralis major muscle is a thick, fan-shaped, situated at the chest of the human body. It makes up the bulk of the chest muscles in the male and lies under the breast tissue in the female. Underneath the pectoralis major is the pectoralis minor muscle.

Both these muscles will attribute to upper cross-syndrome, leading to a rounding of the upper back. Over time this poor posture will upper back pain, poor scapula (shoulder blade) control, and even nerve compression in the anterior portion of the shoulder.