Thoracic Mobility Drill Gone Bad (OOPS)
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Date: 2022-04-22
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Dan
I have had physiotherapy before now and been shown how to use the foam roller for tensions in the back caused by a dislodged rib from the sternum.
I just watched this video and it showed a quite different technique As soon as I lowered my pelvis and rolled over the top of my back with arms up like shown in this video I seem to have dislodged something on the other side now too! and am now in a LOT of pain. I would not recommend trying any of these foam roller exercises unless shown by an actual physician especially if you are aware of an actual problem you are trying to solve. It is a risky business.
I have had a problem with a dislodged rib ever since a rugby accident 7 years ago. It has never got better and I don't know if it ever will. I would not recommend trying this for yourself from just by watching a video. It is so easy to do more damage than good if you get the slightest movement wrong.
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I have had physiotherapy before now and been shown how to use the foam roller for tensions in the back caused by a dislodged rib from the sternum.
I just watched this video and it showed a quite different technique As soon as I lowered my pelvis and rolled over the top of my back with arms up like shown in this video I seem to have dislodged something on the other side now too! and am now in a LOT of pain. I would not recommend trying any of these foam roller exercises unless shown by an actual physician especially if you are aware of an actual problem you are trying to solve. It is a risky business.
I have had a problem with a dislodged rib ever since a rugby accident 7 years ago. It has never got better and I don't know if it ever will. I would not recommend trying this for yourself from just by watching a video. It is so easy to do more damage than good if you get the slightest movement wrong.
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Tony
I'm not so sure about the second half of these exercises, specifically the second part of the second-half when flexing the lower lumbar.
That's an unnatural position for the spine to experience and is likely going to cause pain over time if repeated enough, although it may feel good at the time.
-Isolating and exercising the lower back muscles while performing therapeutic, back isolation, progressive resistance exercises actually amplifies back pain. To reduce pain, rotational torso motion must originate from the hips and shoulders and not come about through rotation and flexion of the spinal column. -
-Stuart McGill
Back Mechanic
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I'm not so sure about the second half of these exercises, specifically the second part of the second-half when flexing the lower lumbar.
That's an unnatural position for the spine to experience and is likely going to cause pain over time if repeated enough, although it may feel good at the time.
-Isolating and exercising the lower back muscles while performing therapeutic, back isolation, progressive resistance exercises actually amplifies back pain. To reduce pain, rotational torso motion must originate from the hips and shoulders and not come about through rotation and flexion of the spinal column. -
-Stuart McGill
Back Mechanic
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Les
I just had a PT show me to roll on the roller with my hands clasped behind my head but keep my elbows together; I told him I saw a video where a guy -hugged- himself with his arms across his chest but he told me to do it his way. Now I see this way and it seems like what I was told was wrong!
Problem for us who are seeking help is we could go to 15 different places and get told 15 different ways to do things, in hopes that we find someone who tells us the right way! I am going to try it this way and see how I feel.
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I just had a PT show me to roll on the roller with my hands clasped behind my head but keep my elbows together; I told him I saw a video where a guy -hugged- himself with his arms across his chest but he told me to do it his way. Now I see this way and it seems like what I was told was wrong!
Problem for us who are seeking help is we could go to 15 different places and get told 15 different ways to do things, in hopes that we find someone who tells us the right way! I am going to try it this way and see how I feel.
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Ming
great video! my posture is not very good after 28 years of dentistry! i practice yoga daily and that is whats keeping me from worstening. there are a lot of postures that i cannot do because i cannot fully raise my hands 180 degrees over my head. i'm about 15 degrees shy. how do we know what is shoulder and what is thoracic restrictions? i know can see i have some forward head posture and thoracic issues. tight lats and pecs as you mentioned in your other videos. thanks.
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great video! my posture is not very good after 28 years of dentistry! i practice yoga daily and that is whats keeping me from worstening. there are a lot of postures that i cannot do because i cannot fully raise my hands 180 degrees over my head. i'm about 15 degrees shy. how do we know what is shoulder and what is thoracic restrictions? i know can see i have some forward head posture and thoracic issues. tight lats and pecs as you mentioned in your other videos. thanks.
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Brutha
great video, thanks for this! i am one of those who can only get to 165 degrees or so (cover my ear and then i start having to hyper extend my lumbar spine to get the bar over my foot) and I have been doing shoulder dis-locators religiously for a few weeks with no improvement. looking forward to giving this a try, all this time i was sure it was poor shoulder mobility but maybe it is yet another area where my mobility sucks.
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great video, thanks for this! i am one of those who can only get to 165 degrees or so (cover my ear and then i start having to hyper extend my lumbar spine to get the bar over my foot) and I have been doing shoulder dis-locators religiously for a few weeks with no improvement. looking forward to giving this a try, all this time i was sure it was poor shoulder mobility but maybe it is yet another area where my mobility sucks.
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spenny
great video, for the second mobility exercise you showed, i do those with a stability ball with my arms extended out in the same position you. is this exercise a stretch or a contraction? also could you please do a video on balancing your muscle groups and knowing which ones are naturally more dominant and how to tell when to work the opposite muscles of the dominant ones. thanks jeff keep up the good work!
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great video, for the second mobility exercise you showed, i do those with a stability ball with my arms extended out in the same position you. is this exercise a stretch or a contraction? also could you please do a video on balancing your muscle groups and knowing which ones are naturally more dominant and how to tell when to work the opposite muscles of the dominant ones. thanks jeff keep up the good work!
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Jarek
So Jeff. I injured my left ribs in wrestling 10 years ago. They dislocated on the front of me sticking out about 4 inches popped them back in about 8 hours later. Doctors said -torn cartilage joint-. No broken ribs. Now 10 years later I-m having back pain right at the same level they attach but at my spine. Feels like pin point. I also have trouble turning in bed to the left. What can I do to fix this?
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So Jeff. I injured my left ribs in wrestling 10 years ago. They dislocated on the front of me sticking out about 4 inches popped them back in about 8 hours later. Doctors said -torn cartilage joint-. No broken ribs. Now 10 years later I-m having back pain right at the same level they attach but at my spine. Feels like pin point. I also have trouble turning in bed to the left. What can I do to fix this?
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Thomas
Is there a stretch routine that could be done every day that would mobilize every single part of the body? I'm very stiff and in a lot of pain from the t junction, the doctors think it's pinching a nerve. I know everything in your body is related to one another. I know the spine needs to be mobilized, my legs, my arms, my feet, my shoulders, ect.
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Is there a stretch routine that could be done every day that would mobilize every single part of the body? I'm very stiff and in a lot of pain from the t junction, the doctors think it's pinching a nerve. I know everything in your body is related to one another. I know the spine needs to be mobilized, my legs, my arms, my feet, my shoulders, ect.
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Abdullah
I'm having a bit of upper sternum pain in all of my pushing movements while in completely exhaled state. Searched on the internet and the most relevant symptoms were of a disorder termed 'costochondritis'. Please help me get out of this. It is indeed a pain in the ass when I've gotta leave my set in between due to the pain kicking in.
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I'm having a bit of upper sternum pain in all of my pushing movements while in completely exhaled state. Searched on the internet and the most relevant symptoms were of a disorder termed 'costochondritis'. Please help me get out of this. It is indeed a pain in the ass when I've gotta leave my set in between due to the pain kicking in.
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acjitsu
I like using a medicine ball better. A little more concentrated, targeted force. Feels great. Also, why no pelvic tilt of lumbar spine to create a straight spine and then lower the upper body over the foam roller while keeping the lumbar spine in pelvic tilt? Just curious if there's a problem with doing it that way.
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I like using a medicine ball better. A little more concentrated, targeted force. Feels great. Also, why no pelvic tilt of lumbar spine to create a straight spine and then lower the upper body over the foam roller while keeping the lumbar spine in pelvic tilt? Just curious if there's a problem with doing it that way.
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