u/CategoryIllustrious7

I used the backpod for about 6-8 months then added the peanut for a few months. I was doing twists, open book thoracic movement and just getting mobility in the spine in general. Things lingered around 90-95%. I stopped the backpod and peanut and only did thoracic mobility work and some yoga to keep the spine mobile. It seems to have progressed me further to 95-99% some days no pain at all and no breathing restrictions. About once every week or 2 I’ll get tightness and restriction of breathing again and some pain sprinkled in. I usually just mobilize the spine through movement and generally it settles a little but sometimes not 100%. When I’ve used the peanut to loosen things up during those times, I wake up more flared up. What should I do from here? Keep my spine moving and just give it time? Or try to introduce the tools again and just fight through the first few days of flare ups?

Some days I can go about my day with very mild to no discomfort from costo. Other days I get breathing restriction and other times it can be some pain on the sternum/upper chest. Is there a difference between the different flare ups? Or does any flare up kind of just resort back to the original costo symptoms a person had?

In other words, some days I feel really good and think that I freed up my rib joints enough and I’m on my way to 100%, other days (about once every 2 weeks) I’ll get restricted breathing or pain and it makes me wonder, are the ribs frozen or did I do too much too soon?

I feel like I’ve been dealing with the last 5-10% for awhile. I can lay on lacrosse balls with no pain, I massage my chest, twist, and do side bends. What’s causing the subtle pain in awkward positions or when sneezing?