Dowel Floor Swipe

Thoracic SpineThoracic Flexibility
Written By David Song

DOWEL FLOOR SWIPE | DOWEL FLOOR SWEEP

This is a thoracic mobility exercise that utilizes a dowel. Start by kneeling on a cushioned surface. Sit your buttock back onto your heels and hold the far ends of the dowel. Slowly rotate the torso as your glide one end of the dowel across the floor.

Structures Involved:

  • Thoracic Spine

  • Multifidus

  • Obliques

  • Rotatores Brevis

  • Rotatores Longus

Related Conditions:

  • Thoracolumbar Syndrome

  • Cervicothoracic Junction Dysfunction

  • Costovertebral Irritation / Costotransverse Irritation

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