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Whether you're here because your back hurts, because Morocco is calling, or because someone in class told you to check this out — welcome.
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Samira Shuruk Samira Shuruk

Three Seated Stretches for Back Pain Relief (There's Really a Fourth One)

These four stretches target four of the areas that take the most abuse from prolonged sitting: the thoracic spine, the shoulder girdle, the spinal rotators, and the piriformis — a small but influential muscle deep in your hip that, when tight, has a remarkable talent for making your whole back miserable.

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