Thoracic motions include flexion, extension, rotation, and side bending of your spine. These motions are much less than the same motions in your neck or low back; the thoracic spine provides ...

At just 15 degrees of forward head posture, the load on the cervical spine nearly doubles to 27 pounds. At 45 degrees, a common texting angle, it surges to 49 pounds.

1. Forward head posture during smartphone use The human head weighs approximately 10-12 pounds when properly aligned over the spine. However, as the head moves forward from its optimal position ...

"Thoracic extension is a great exercise to relieve tension in your mid back, which in turn can release tension through your neck and shoulders as well," says Morgan. "The foam roller assists the ...

Background Paediatric patients with suspected cervical spine injury (CSI) are routinely immobilised on a firm surface using a hard collar, which results in excessive flexion of the cervical spine due ...

The kneeling thoracic (mid-spine) extensions identified and eased a knot in the center of my back, while the chair supported rotations highlighted the tightness in the front of my shoulders. I was ...

Figure 1. Cervical spine MRI images. Top left: A transverse image at C4-5 showing normal spinal canal diameter. Top right: A transverse image at C5–6 illustrating the site of cord compression with ...

The cervical spine supports the head and is highly mobile, which allows multidirectional movement of the head. 2 Approximately 50% of the cervical spine rotation, flexion, and extension is due to ...

Top golf trainer, Andrea Doddato, says you should do these five stretches after every round to get your body ready for the next time you want to tee it up.