How to Pop Upper Back by Yourself?

Sit or stand tall with your shoulders relaxed

Interlace your fingers and reach your arms forward

Round your upper back gently while tucking your chin

Hold the stretch for a few seconds

Place both hands behind your head and gently lean back over the top of a chair or foam roller

Lie on your back with a foam roller placed across your upper back

Support your head with your hands and slowly extend over the roller

Move the roller slightly up or down and repeat

Sit in a chair and clasp your hands behind your neck

Gently arch backward over the chair back

Twist your upper body slowly from side to side

Use a doorway stretch with your forearms on the frame and step forward slightly

Perform shoulder rolls before and after

Stop immediately if you feel pain, numbness, or dizziness

Avoid forcing any cracking or twisting motion

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