Say goodbye to back pain with this simple thoracic spine exercise
Created: 05/03/2022, 10:52 am
By: Juliane Gutmann
Many four-legged friends are also happy when their mistress no longer has back pain.
The right exercises make it possible.
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People who sit a lot know it all too well: the tense feeling in the upper body.
An easy-to-implement exercise loosens up the area around the thoracic spine in no time.
The more you move every day, the better.
But even special exercises that you practice for just a few minutes a day can make a huge difference.
Above all, loosening exercises in the torso area promise relief from back problems*
.
Various causes can be behind the back pain, but in most cases it is a lack of movement that causes the muscles in the abdomen and back to atrophy and harden.
This can lead to back pain and tension.
A mixture of strength, endurance and fascia training
is ideal to combat this effectively and sustainably .
The mobilization of the spine also plays an important role
.
But not only sweaty and hour-long sports units have positive effects on joints and muscles.
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Rotation of the thoracic spine: exercise against tension in the back
All vital organs, such as the heart, lungs and intestines, are located in the torso.
The spine is also an important part of the torso.
This is divided into different areas: The cervical, thoracic and lumbar vertebrae extend from the neck down to the sacrum and coccyx, which form the end of the spine.
Certain mobilization exercises are suitable for keeping the back flexible and thus preventing injuries and pain.
But tension is not always the cause, back pain can also be caused by an illness, as 24vita.de* explains.
The runnersworld
portal recommends rotating the thoracic spine in order to mobilize the abdominal, back and chest muscles and relieve tension in the neck or
lumbar
spine
.
This is easy to implement as part of a simple exercise:
Get on all fours (hands under shoulder joints, knees under hip joints).
Tighten your stomach and keep your back straight.
The fingertips point forward.
Keep your elbows slightly bent to avoid putting unnecessary strain on tendons and ligaments.
Then extend one arm to the side.
Slowly bring your arm up and look after him.
Then slowly bring the arm back down and under the opposite arm.
As much as you can, involve your whole upper body in this movement.
The palm of the hand is pointing upwards.
The pelvis should remain stable, as
runnersworld.de
informs.
The thighs also move as little as possible, it is said.
Repeat this exercise in both directions - as often as feels good for you.
(jg) *Merkur.de and 24vita.de are offered by IPPEN.MEDIA.
