This allows the muscles under the shoulder blades to release their grip
on the thoracic spine.
Demonstration of the Techniques Using the Heel
on Thoracic Spine and Ribs Sarah shows the first basics of using the heel 3.
Place your hands
on your thoracic spine and breathe into the heels of your hands.
Not exact matches
Try and reach the top hip
on the rotation while keeping the opposite shoulder
on the ground to make sure you're not only working the abs but getting a great stretch through the upper (
thoracic spine).
On the inhale, drop the
spine towards the floor, paying attention to press the
thoracic spine towards the floor, shoulders roll back.
To lie back, place one brick vertically
on its long, thin edge so that it runs along the
thoracic spine.
Hyper extension in the
thoracic spine exerts pressure
on posterior mediastinum - a part of the thorax which when pressured creates an increase in the sympathetic tone of the autonomic nervous system (responsible for the fight or flight mechanism)- this is not a good thing.
For example,
on back day: Do pullups and straight arm pulldowns, and superset it with an athletic stance horizontal cable row with rotation through the
thoracic spine.
At the very least though this presentation his reaffirmed the need for me to focus
on good breathing mechanics in my athletes, to understand the role of the
thoracic spine on multiple other joints throughout the body, and to emphasise inhibition of overactive muscles rather than activation of inhibited muscles in the pursuit of better joint mobility and stability.
Using a foam roller to roll out your
thoracic spine (upper
spine) is a great mobility drill for folks that spend a lot of time typing
on a computer.
The image
on the left demonstrates my «open bowl» or extended
thoracic spine position.
But I like to focus more
on the mobilization of the
spine, or what we call segmental mobilization of the
spine, specifically the
thoracic spine.
To perform a
thoracic spine stretch, simply lie back
on the foam roller, hands supporting your neck.
Focusing
on «lengthening» the
spine and scapular control makes it an excellent tool for
thoracic mobility.
Lie
on your back and place the block (or other option) at the back of the ribs under your
Thoracic spine.
On your inhalation rotate your
Thoracic spine to the right, keeping your belly button pointing straight forward.
Place the balls
on either side of the mid
Thoracic spine in between the shoulder blades and the boney prominence of the
spine.
Depending
on how congested your
Thoracic spine is feeling, add one or all of these postures / techniques to the start of your yoga practice to help bring awareness and restore mobility to this region of the upper back.
Symptoms will depend
on where the pain is referred from in the
thoracic spine but generally include pain which radiates into the arm, neck, chest, or shoulders.
First, perform some proprioception / soft tissue work
on the lats,
thoracic spine, and pecs.
Let's break this down: If you look at the weight and the hand action
on this, it's the hands and the wrist that are critical because the rotation of the hands and the wrists is going to affect the balance through the shoulders and rotational ability through the
thoracic spine.
When the hamstrings are tight (especially if you insist
on keeping the legs straight) they will prevent the pelvis from tilting forward, which means that the bend will come from the lumbar /
thoracic spine.
I just call this the WTS (wrist,
thoracic spine and shoulder) drill from now
on.
Twisting Low Lunge Benefits: Creates space in
thoracic spine; stretches back extensors, ilia - psoas, thighs Starting
on hands and knees, step one foot between hands.
Ruthless Mobility is a video workshop that goes into detail
on the anatomical, physiological and hands -
on methods that work best to dramatically increase range of motion through the most commonly affected joints like the hips,
thoracic spine, and shoulders.
Vibrations massage key acupressure points along the
spine on the
thoracic vertebrae (above shoulders) and cervical vertebrae (neck area).
Some serious auto accident cases result in broken bones, fractures, and
on the more serious side — lumbar surgery, or cervical, or
thoracic spine surgery.These are the terms often used in the medical field to describe serious neck and back injury surgery after an auto accident.
Dr. Smith also instructed Ms. Jones to undergo x-rays of her
thoracic spine which Ms. Jones dutifully did
on June 20, 2017, the results of which were negative.
Back Injuries — The impact of a car accident and the resulting torque
on the bodies of drivers and passengers can cause back injuries such as a sprain, strain, fracture, disc injury,
thoracic spine injury, lumbar radiculopathy, and lumbar
spine injury.