Lie down on the bottom of a bed with everything above your shoulder blades hanging off the edge of the bed.
Popping your upper back below the sholderbladeon the floor.
Lie on your back with your knees bent and extend your arms straight up toward the ceiling.
Sit on the ground with your knees bent.
This is a great way to crack your upper back.
Cross your arms over your chest reaching around yourself as if to take hold of opposite shoulder blades.
This is a result of an unstable shoulder blade that inflamed the bursa between the shoulder blade scapula and the thoracic spine.
Take a deep breath and exhale as the person pushes down on your back.
Place the foam roller behind you in the approximate position where you need to crack your upper back.
Overuse can lead to muscle strains which can cause pain in the upper to mid back such as between your shoulder blade and spine.
When the facet joints move like this they can produce an audible crack or pop along with a grinding sensation or sudden relief of pressure.
Another example of pain under the shoulder blade is scapulothoracic bursitis also called snapping scapula syndrome.
Back cracking can occur whenever the spine s facet joints are manipulated out of or into their normal position such as when twisting the lower back or neck.
Put your hands behind your head to support your neck.
Relax and slowly let your upper back and arms sink towards the floor.