Windshield Wiper

WINDSHIELD WIPER

The windshield wiper is used as a thoracic spine mobility exercise. Start in a half kneel position with the front hip placed against the wall. Raise both hands so that they are touching your head. Rotate your torso so that your chest faces the wall. Begin to bend forwards through the torso until you reach your end range, then rotate through your trunk until your back faces the wall. From there extend the spine until your back is leaning backwards and rotate once again so that your chest faces the wall to complete a repetition.

Structures involved:

• thoracic spine

Related conditions:

• upper cross syndrome

• shoulder impingement

• rotator cuff tendinitis

• thoracic hypomobility

• text neck

• Dowager’s hump

• thoracolumbar syndrome

• cervicothoracic junction dysfunction

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