Friday, 23 October 2015

HOW TO MOBILIZE YOUR RIBCAGE

FELDENKRAIS ( shoulder to spine) Mobilization
Another important factor in keeping spine and the shoulder healthy is avoiding ribcage stiffness. In the US ribcage stiffness is the number one reason for supraspinatis tendonitis. In other words a common shoulder pain.
Mobilizing shoulder and spine with this method is a great way to avoid shoulder injuries in training.
HOW TO DO IT:
1-Place yourself in the position shown in picture no.1
2-While maintaining the knees together and legs bent at 90degree inhale as you open your ribcage show in picture 2
3- The purpose is to open and integrate one vertebrae at a time till you are able to fully rotate the upper body.
If you are stiff it may take 16-20 reps to acheive this goal. In the pictures shown below, you are seeing the beginner level of this exercise



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