Bottom Up-Part 4 of 5:

The Spine, By Maria Mountain of GoalieTrainingPro.com

My guess is that when you saw the title of this installment, you immediately thought of the lower back. After all, that is probably what you feel most often – fatigue or aching in your lower back.

However, I am going to spend this segment talking about the thoracic spine, which is the middle part. You see, I think much of the low back fatigue and pain you experience is related to poor functioning at the hips or the thoracic spine. Dysfunction in these two areas will lead to compensations in the lower back, often increasing the mobility and decreasing the stability of this area, which eventually leads to breakdown.

This is how the thoracic spine can contribute to lumbar spine (lower back) pain and dysfunction…to see the entire post and video demonstration of exercises…
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Maria Mountain has a Masters of Science in Kinesiology and operates Revolution Condition workout studio in London, Ontario. Maria works with Elite Athletes of 14 years and older along with Olympic and Pro Sports Athletes.