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Originally Posted by kinney1
Wow, thanks for the post Bill. You are right on the money with pelvis/anterior tightness. That is included in my corrective program from my PT, but it is pretty remarkable that you even mentioned that without examining me in person.....I will ask for my next ART session to hit on the coracoid muscles, rhomboids, and levator scapula....Between work and my family there is no way I can stretch 6 times a day for 30 minutes. Is there any exercises I can do to gain "extensibly in the coracoid muscles" as you suggest . Or anything else you can recommend to a relative novice for improving my "thoracic spine mobility"? Thanks for your time and patience with my posts!
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You may be missing my point on the prolonged stretching. Basically, you hold yourself in the corrected position as much as possible (this is the challenging part as you get distracted by brain activities). For instance, if you're working at a desk, you assume the corrected posture to the best of your ability by activating the lower trap and scapular depressors. This keeps the short muscles on under constant tension and encourages the actual lengthening that typical stretching can't touch. Your health pro team should be able to help you with cues to achieve the corrected posture. If they can't, fire them.
Buy a foam roller to mobilize your spine and follow it with spinal extension and rotation/sidebending exercises (again ask your health pro team for guidance) to increase mobility. Then like your mom always said, "Sit up straight young man!"
Bill