Therapy Cervical Thoracic Transition and T3-T6 D Sitting

Have the person sit relaxed in an upright position. Approach the person from the front and place one arm on the therapist's shoulder. Palpate on the same side to the spinous processes of the upper thoracic part of the spine, T3, T4, T5, and T6. The other hand approaches the superior vertebra and performs a rotation.

The rotation axis of the thoracic spine is located in the vertebral body; therefore, a spinous process can be used to execute a rotation of a vertebra. The person's head actively rotates or is actively guided in the same direction as the superior vertebra. The therapist's body moves in the same direction, causing the person's arm to be further moved into abduction and anteflexion, eliciting lateral flexion of the thoracic spine. The movement chain can be emphasized by having the person look in the same direction and breathe in while performing this movement sequence.

The shift ventrally, combined with a focus to the left or right, ensures the balance of the head, cervical spine, and cervicothoracic transition is maintained, and the movements are executed physiologically.