The upper back (thoracic) is unique in that it does not directly provide nerve innervation to the peripheral joints. The upper back usually causes pain when there is a direct impact, the patient ...

The camel pose (Ustrasana), a yoga asana, offers numerous benefits including improved spinal flexibility, strengthened back ...

These rotations are great for your thoracic spine, which runs from the base of your neck to the bottom of your ribs — right along the area where upper back and middle back pain tends to live.

9 best dynamic stretches 1. Spiderman with thoracic rotation What does it stretch: hips and thoracic spine a. Begin in a full plank, then step your right foot outside the right hand.

Modification: Perform the thoracic extension seated in a chair and place your hands behind your head, keep an upright posture, and lean back over the chair, says Lapaix. Hold for 30 to 60 seconds.

WE’RE living through a back pain epidemic.  It affects 49million people in the UK and 619million globally, and it can wreak ...

What is the quadruped T-spin thoracic rotation? The stretch in question in the TikTok video, which has amassed more than 260,000 views on the platform, is a quadruped T-spin thoracic rotation.

The Best Stretches for When You’re Recovering from Low Back Pain After the worst of your injury is behind you, these movements will help you return to your active life with confidence ...

A variety of factors including injury, inflammation, and activity can cause back pain in seniors. Seated stretching is one strategy that may help seniors prevent or manage their back pain. Learn more.

The actual yoga poses require engagement. Practicing only passive stretches as you’re preparing to come back to yoga actually increases your chance of injury.

Thoracic back pain is very common and estimated to affect 15% to 35% of the general adult population each year. Pain in your middle or upper back can have many possible causes.

Extensions through your lower back can help relieve the pressure on the sciatic nerve by mobilizing the lumbar spine as well as the erector spinae muscles that surround it. If you spend most of ...