Posture | Thoracic Spine Mobility Poor posture often starts with a stiff upper back. These 3 exercises improve thoracic spine mobility through flexion, extension, and rotation, giving your spine the movement it’s designed to have. Better thoracic mobility helps: • Reduce neck and shoulder strain • Take pressure off the lower back • Allow a more upright, relaxed posture When the upper back moves well, the rest of the body stops compensating. Mobility restores posture without forcing it. Comment “

In order to improve thoracic mobility, sit on a box with a roller squeezed between your knees and a stick held on your shoulders. This setup nicely stiffens your pelvic and shoulder girdles, allowing them to work as controllers for your spine. Now rotate your upper body, and on top of that rotation, add a lateral bend to the same side. This combination of twist and bend works magic for your spine, which is used to flexion and extension but forgets about the two other axes of movement. When those