Chiropractors evaluate your spine looking for subluxations because they inhibit mobility and cause pain. When they are adjusting your mid back, they are helping to improve your thoracic mobility. Having adequate mobility in your thoracic vertebrae is important because they have to work with the cervical (neck) and lumbar (low back) vertebrae to allow you to bend, reach and rotate throughout the day. If they are not working together properly, you are more prone to injury.
Your thoracic vertebrae are located in your mid-back region between your neck and your low back. They play an important part in holding your body upright and maintaining good posture. If they lack mobility, you can develop neck pain, back pain, back stiffness, inability to take a full breath and decreased range of motion. They also house and protect your spinal cord and meet with the ribs that protect your vital organs.
Mobility is restricted most often by staying in the same position for long periods of time like sitting at a desk at work or playing video games for hours on the couch. The best way to increase your mobility is to move more! Make yourself get up and stretch in all directions to help keep yourself mobile and agile. Your chiropractor can also recommend stretches and exercises to help increase your mobility and maintain it.
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