Hey Guys...I found sretching about 6 years ago...My mom was dying with cancer when I had my first taste of waking stiff and got into a routene of a series of stetching exercizes to get things moving again. Now my body goes into them automatically while I am still waking up. I have since that time gone into massage therapy/ school/ national boards, etc and am liscensed here. I can exercize every part of me & basically massage even places on my back that get tight & sore with my bed or with the floor by changing arm/leg/body possition...it's great and I am normally pain free and my posture is fairly straight...I have no trouble putting my head back against a doorframe (which 6 years ago was a full 6 inches or more out of reach) I do neck strengthing exercizes before sleep & upon waking. I've had various neck injuries & had a definite "boble head"...not anymore. The body iss amazing. I can even stand on one foot now..All systems GO. (except for constipation) Do not give up you -all , the muscles can be strengthened &&& retrained, but it has to be a conscious effort. I had a right foot turn in, and only have trouble with it when I"m too tired to make it behave. YOU CAN DO IT! Aunt Bean