Sentences with phrase «middle of the rib cage»

You can practice such glides standing: Initiating the movement from the middle of the rib cage, encourage your rib cage to move side to side, and then your hips to shift from side to side, without disturbing your shoulders and head.

The most external of the core muscles, the rectus abdominis, or RA, runs vertically from the middle of the rib cage in the front of the body to the pubic bone.

Not exact matches

In fact, the upper fibers need the coordinated assistance of the middle and lower fibers in order to elevate the scapula, but even then, they can't do the job without coordinating their work with the work of the serratus anterior muscle which covers the side of your rib cage.

Lengthening the lats and pecs and strengthening the rhomboids and middle and lower trapezius will restore full range of motion in the sternum and rib cage and promote fuller costal breathing.

While the external intercostal muscles are the primary movers of the ribs during inhalation, many other muscles assist with rib cage expansion and sternal elevation, including the rhomboids, middle and lower trapezius, and serratus anterior (5).