Exercise Ball Bear Hugs for Upper Back Tightness

This is an easy exercise to help combat the nagging upper back tightness.
This drill can help to stretch the rhomboids and middle trap muscles. It can help improve the ability for the scapula to protract (wrap around the rib cage). And most importantly, it is a great way to get posterior expansion of the rib cage with deep breathing.
There are many reasons for why somebody may have discomfort around the shoulder blades (see the end of the video). Simply stretching the area will likely not produce any long term benefit but it sure does feel nice!
Time Stamps:
0:03 - Intro Demonstration
0:50 - Exercise Benefit #1 - Mid Trap/Rhomboid Stretch
1:05 - Exercise Benefit #2 - Scapular Protraction Mobility
1:30 - Exercise Benefit #3 - Posterior Rib Cage Expansion
2:00 - Exercise Demonstration
2:59 - Bias One Side
3:53 - Reason for Upper Back/Shoulder Blade Pain #1 - Neck Issue
4:03 - Reason for Upper Back/Shoulder Blade Pain #2 - Ischemia/Weakness
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[@Mogueless]

Awesome stretch, helped me out! Thanks

[@elitechiroperformance]

Glad it helped!