Coaching practices for Mid Back Mobility
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- My upper back is locked from hunching at a screen all day
- After years at a desk my hips feel jammed and rotating-stuck
- I sit in a chair all day and have zero spare time for mobility work, but I’ve noticed when I do get down on the floor my body feels better
- Whenever I reach straight overhead
- My upper back has rounded into a permanent hunch from leaning over a screen, and it feels stuck there
Practices that may help
- Thoracic spine rotation
Unlock the mid-back rotation that your shoulders, neck, and lower back depend on.
Mobility Training, Made Practical - Hip 90/90 position
Sit with both knees at 90 degrees to simultaneously work internal and external hip rotation.
Mobility Training, Made Practical - Daily floor sitting
Replace some chair time with floor positions to maintain hip and spine mobility without extra gym sessions.
Mobility Training, Made Practical - Overhead shoulder preparation
Restore the thoracic extension and scapular mechanics that safe overhead movement requires.
Mobility Training, Made Practical - Mobility Training, Made Practical
Mobility training develops usable range of motion — the ability to actively control a joint through its full arc under load. Unlike passive stretching, it trains the nervous system to trust and use that range, reducing injury risk and improving movement quality over time. - Thoracic extension over a foam roller
Rolling the thoracic spine over a foam roller in extension reverses the thoracic kyphosis that desk work compounds.
Posture Resets: Breaking the Desk-Posture Cycle - End-range loading (strength through full range)
Train muscles at end range of motion so new flexibility becomes strength, not vulnerability.
Mobility Training, Made Practical - Convert passive flexibility into active range (PAILs and RAILs)
After reaching end range passively, isometrically contract against the stretch to teach your nervous system to own it.
Mobility Training, Made Practical - Ankle dorsiflexion work
Restore the ankle bend that governs squat depth, gait mechanics, and knee tracking.
Mobility Training, Made Practical - Wall angels for scapular control
Slide your arms up a wall in a goalpost position to rebuild scapular motor control and thoracic extension.
Posture Resets: Breaking the Desk-Posture Cycle
Related concerns
- Hip Internal Rotation Mobility
Sit with both knees at 90 degrees to simultaneously work internal and external hip rotation.
Hip 90/90 position
- Ankle Dorsiflexion Mobility
Restore the ankle bend that governs squat depth, gait mechanics, and knee tracking.
Ankle dorsiflexion work
- How To Improve Mobility
Mobility training develops usable range of motion — the ability to actively control a joint through its full arc under load. Unlike passive stretching, it trains the nervous system to trust and use that range, reducing injury risk and improving movement quality over time.
- Joint Mobility Exercises
Slowly rotate each joint through its maximum range every day to maintain and map that range.
Controlled Articular Rotations (CARs)
- Scapular Mobility
Restore the thoracic extension and scapular mechanics that safe overhead movement requires.
Overhead shoulder preparation
- Thoracic Spine Mobility
Unlock the mid-back rotation that your shoulders, neck, and lower back depend on.
Thoracic spine rotation
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