Coaching practices for Thoracic Spine Mobility

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• My upper back is locked from hunching at a screen all day
• Whenever I reach straight overhead
• My upper back has rounded into a permanent hunch from leaning over a screen, and it feels stuck there
• When I try to reach straight overhead my shoulders feel jammed and restricted, and I can tell my shoulder blades don’t move the way they should anymore
• After years at a desk my hips feel jammed and rotating-stuck

Practices that may help

1. Thoracic spine rotation
   Unlock the mid-back rotation that your shoulders, neck, and lower back depend on.
   Mobility Training, Made Practical
2. Overhead shoulder preparation
   Restore the thoracic extension and scapular mechanics that safe overhead movement requires.
   Mobility Training, Made Practical
3. 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
4. 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
5. Hip 90/90 position
   Sit with both knees at 90 degrees to simultaneously work internal and external hip rotation.
   Mobility Training, Made Practical
6. Daily floor sitting
   Replace some chair time with floor positions to maintain hip and spine mobility without extra gym sessions.
   Mobility Training, Made Practical
7. 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.
8. Doorway chest opener
   Use a door frame to open the chest and anterior shoulder, counteracting the hours-long forward-rounding of desk work.
   Posture Resets: Breaking the Desk-Posture Cycle
9. 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
10. Use a supported seated posture that frees the diaphragm
    Spine tall, hips higher than knees — this is the posture that lets the abdomen fully drive each stroke.
    Kapalbhati Pranayama, Made Practical

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