Upper Back Pain Exercises

Today's sedentary lifestyle has lead to many health problems, mainly a pain in the upper back. Many people complain about problems like upper backaches. Thus, exercises for the upper back have become necessary to avoid any kind of permanent damage to the spinal cord or the adjoining back muscles.



Upper Back Pain Exercises
Following are some easy to do upper back exercises. Regularly performing the exercises will definitely help in the long run, to lead a healthy life.

Arm Slide
In this exercise, one has to place his back against a wall. Arms need to be placed against the wall, with palms facing outwards. The exercise includes raising and lowering the arms in order to stretch the upper back muscles. The exercise should be repeated 20 times.

Scapular Squeezes
The arms should be held up at the side of the body and elbows bent, in order to perform this exercise. The palms face in the forward direction during the exercise. The arms should be stretched backwards as much as possible.

Thoracic Extension
The exercise is performed while sitting in a chair. Hands are held behind the head in a way that they clasp the head. In this position, the back is arched backwards. This should be done slowly. The back should be brought to the original position slowly and gently. It thoroughly exercises the back muscles.