If you wake up with a sore, achey back and shoulders, the thread the needle stretch may be able to help. Here's an instructional video. “If we’re talking about finding less compression in our spine ...

“Thread the Needle” is a mobility exercise and stretch that targets the back, shoulders, chest, and neck. Brigette Williams of Living Balanced says to focus on your breath and relax your body while ...

Back pain is sadly commonplace. Whether from sitting at a desk all day or overuse at the gym, an estimated 619 million people live with lower back pain. While specialists may steer you toward ...

Just about everyone could benefit from adding more upper back stretches to their routine. While upper back pain isn't as common as lower back pain, factors like stress, poor posture, and muscle strain ...

Do you frequently feel aching, soreness or pain in the upper back? Pain in this area can be a result of tightness, both in the larger muscles, like the latissimus dorsi and trapezius, and also in the ...

As a personal trainer, I know firsthand how crucial it is to prioritize mobility and flexibility, especially at the end of the day. The demands of training, coaching, and daily life put stress on the ...

I'm a personal trainer who regularly works with people suffering from lower back pain, but I often find these clients have tightness in their mid back, too. This region, known as the thoracic spine, ...

Researchers led by a team at INSERM and King’s College London have shown how stretching the skin stimulates immune cells and increases the skin’s ability to absorb large molecules, including those ...

Researchers show that stretching the skin stimulates immune cells and increases the skin’s ability to absorb large molecules, including those present in vaccines. Publishing September 17 in the Cell ...