Thoracic Spine Mobility - Foam Roller and Chair
Daily Essentials • 5m 57s
There are two exercises for T-spine mobility in this daily essential video. First with the foam roller then on a chair. These are great to do as maintenance to keep this area of our spine mobile. Our lumbar and cervical spine want to do all the movement for our body which can lead to postural issues, tightness and potentially pain and injury. What we want to focus on is getting the thoracic spine more mobile to take off some of the load on the very flexible lumbar and cervical spine.
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