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FIGURE 1C. The patient’s relaxed forearm rests horizontally on the physician’s shoulder. The physician massages the patient’s deltoid and biceps with their left hand and applies gentle downward traction to the elbow while adducting it against the patient’s side with their right hand. FIGURE 1D. The patient takes slow, deep breaths and rotates their shoulders backward. The assistant helps rotate the patient’s shoulders and keep the shoulders square while massaging the right and left trapezius.

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FIGURE 1C. The patient’s relaxed forearm rests horizontally on the physician’s shoulder. The physician massages the patient’s deltoid and biceps with their left hand and applies gentle downward traction to the elbow while adducting it against the patient’s side with their right hand. FIGURE 1D. The patient takes slow, deep breaths and rotates their shoulders backward. The assistant helps rotate the patient’s shoulders and keep the shoulders square while massaging the right and left trapezius.

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FIGURE 1C. The patient’s relaxed forearm rests horizontally on the physician’s shoulder. The physician massages the patient’s deltoid and biceps with their left hand and applies gentle downward traction to the elbow while adducting it against the patient’s side with their right hand.
FIGURE 1D. The patient takes slow, deep breaths and rotates their shoulders backward. The assistant helps rotate the patient’s shoulders and keep the shoulders square while massaging the right and left trapezius.

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FIGURE 1C. The patient’s relaxed forearm rests horizontally on the physician’s shoulder. The physician massages the patient’s deltoid and biceps with their left hand and applies gentle downward traction to the elbow while adducting it against the patient’s side with their right hand. FIGURE 1D. The patient takes slow, deep breaths and rotates their shoulders backward. The assistant helps rotate the patient’s shoulders and keep the shoulders square while massaging the right and left trapezius.