UPPER BACK & THORACIC Tappetino • Principiante Discs: T1-T2, T2-T3, T3-T4, T4-T5, T5-T6, T6-T7

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Thread the Needle is a premier physical therapy stretch for chronic interscapular rhomboid tension and mid-thoracic hypomobility. By sliding the arm across the body beneath the torso, it gently unweights the costovertebral joints (T1-T8) and stretches the posterior shoulder capsule.

DIAGRAMMA BIOMECCANICO DI MOVIMENTO

THORACIC & RHOMBOID RELEASE

🎯 T1-T6 Interscapular Knots

Esecuzione Passo dopo Passo

PROTOCOLLO CLINICO

1 Begin in a quadruped tabletop position on all fours with hands under shoulders and knees under hips.
2 Inhale, reaching your right hand up toward the ceiling to open your chest.
3 Exhale and slide (thread) your right arm underneath your left armpit along the floor with palm facing up.
4 Rest your right shoulder and right temple gently on the mat, keeping your hips square over your knees.
5 Hold for 30 seconds while breathing deep breaths into the space between your shoulder blades. Repeat on the left.

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INDICAZIONI POSTURALI CHIAVE

✓ Send your breath directly between your shoulder blades on every inhalation.
✓ Keep your hips stacked directly above your knees rather than shifting to the side.

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ERRORI DA EVITARE

✗ Do not force your shoulder to the floor if you feel neck or collarbone pinching.
✗ Avoid holding your breath.

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CONTROINDICAZIONI E QUANDO SOSPENDERE

Do not perform this movement or modify strictly under clinical supervision if you have:

Acute cervical disc herniation with severe radicular arm pain
Acute shoulder dislocation

FONDAMENTI SCIENTIFICI & CITAZIONI

Biomeccanica Clinica & Evidenze

This exercise protocol utilizes proven spinal mechanics: active core co-contraction (McGill stabilization), directional preference extension (McKenzie MDT), and non-compressive axial elongation to facilitate nutrient exchange in the avascular intervertebral disc matrix.

• McGill, S.M. (2016). Low Back Disorders: Evidence-Based Prevention and Rehabilitation. Human Kinetics.

• Delitto, A., et al. (2021). Low Back Pain Clinical Practice Guidelines. Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy (JOSPT).

POSOLOGIA CLINICA

Tempo di Tenuta 30 Seconds

Ripetizioni 3 holds each side

Serie Prescritte 1 set

Difficoltà Principiante

Posizione Tappetino

MUSCOLI BERSAGLIO

Rhomboid Major & Minor Middle Trapezius Thoracic Erector Spinae

MUSCOLI STABILIZZATORI

Posterior Deltoid Infraspinatus Teres Minor