Foam Roller Thoracic Spine Mobility

2 while grabbing onto a stick pipe elevate your arms as far back as you can in an attempt to touch the floor.

Foam roller thoracic spine mobility.

For a full thoracic spine mobility plan check out my thoracic mobility overhaul program. Kari elste pt dpt explains how to use the foam roll for upper back thoracic mobility exercises that are beneficial for the everyday person or high level. These mobilizations will improve the ability for you to extend and rotate through your thoracic spine taking load off of the lower back muscles and spine. Foam roller thoracic extensions these are almost everyone s go to stretch to get the upper back moving better.

The foam roller prayer stretch is a great way to increase thoracic spine mobility. Most people rolling their spine tend to just go back and forth for several minutes over their spine. This movement is very similar to a wall angel. 1 place the foam roller perpendicular to your spine onto a segment that you want to work on personally i like to work from bottom to top.

In this particular thoracic spine mobility routine we are using foam rolling of the thoracic spine as a joint mobilization technique. Henry uses with many patients w. But you would be surprised at how many people perform this exercise incorrectly resulting in slowed mobility progress. Do these thoracic spine mobs to help prevent low back injury and improve your dead lift.