How to Improve Thoracic Spine Mobility

Before you start with the exercises, let’s first figure out the extent of your thoracic immobility. The industry standardized way of determination is a simple one:

• Lie down on the floor, back flat against it. Your knees should be up with your feet and glutes flat on the floor. 
• Lock your elbows and bring your arms directly overhead, attempting to touch your wrists to the ground above your head. 
• Make sure to maintain contact between your lower back and the floor; don’t arch your back to get your hands in place.

If you can’t get into this position and touch your wrists to the ground, you have poor thoracic mobility. If you really had to struggle through discomfort or even pain (don’t fight through pain!), you have less than ideal thoracic mobility. And if you were able to breeze through this drill, you should probably still work on more mobility, just to shore up what you already possess.

Read this article from Mark's Daily Apple for the exercises.