I'll show you a chiropractic adjustment, dry needling, and corrective exercises (along with some ancillary therapies) for upper thoracic pain. Upper thoracic pain is one of the most common complaints at a chiropractic office. You may have neck (cervical) pain, lower back (lumbar) pain, headaches, and conditions of the shoulder associated with your upper back pain. A trial of chiropractic care is excellent for getting you back to feeling painfree and active again. I almost always recommend conservative care, like chiropractic care or PT, for these types of complaints before more invasive medical procedures like shots and surgery although they do have their place, depending on the case.

In the video, you'll see some premanipulation therapy, a thoracic chiropractic manipulation/adjustment, dry needling to the upper trapezius muscles, and exercises for upper back pain. These are all things you might encounter when you visit chiropractic or PT offices for a similar complaint. It is important to note that every practitioner is unique, and every case is unique, so your upper thoracic pain may be treated a bit differently should you seek out care near you.

If you're curious about chiropractic care or some of the conditions we treat, feel free to check out our blog where we go into more detail: https://www.accesshealthchiro.com/blog/

If you're looking for a good set of bands to use for these exercises, these are my favorites:
The resistance band set I recommend: https://amzn.to/3pJvtap
Another set of bands that don't have handles: https://amzn.to/39PEvwQ
Additionally, I use this foam roller in the office: https://amzn.to/3pOVN2J

If you're looking to jump to a specific portion of the video, I've broken it up into chapters here:
00:00 Intro
00:18 Heat and EMS
01:12 Hypervolt and Thoracic Adjustment
02:41 Upper Trapezius Dry Needling

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