Chin Tucks
Activates the deep neck muscles that support and protect the cervical spine.
What it helps
Activates the deep neck muscles that support and protect the cervical spine and hold your head in good alignment.
How to do it
- Sit or stand tall, looking straight ahead.
- Gently draw your chin straight back, making a "double chin" — without tilting your head up or down.
- Hold briefly, then relax.
Tips
- Small, gentle motion — never force it.
- Imagine sliding your head back over your shoulders.
Commonly done as hold 3–5s sets of 10, several times a day.
Where this appears in recovery
Chin Tucks is part of 16 recovery programs, typically in the phase 1 and phase 2 and phase 3 and phase 5 stage. Each program shows how it fits alongside the other movements:
- Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion (ACDF) exercise guide
- Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion (ACDF) exercise guide
- Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion (ACDF) exercise guide
- Cervical Strain exercise guide
- Cervical Strain exercise guide
- Neck Pain exercise guide
- Neck Pain exercise guide
- Cervical Radiculopathy exercise guide
- Cervical Radiculopathy exercise guide
- Cervicogenic Headache exercise guide
- Cervicogenic Headache exercise guide
- Cervicogenic Headache exercise guide
- …and 4 more
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These are general exercise guides, not a personal prescription. The repetitions and frequency shown are what's commonly used — your own surgeon or therapist may advise something different, and their guidance comes first.