soft rib cage is exactly the goal of my PT. She is always working to help the ribs be "bouncier" so that they move up and down with the breath the way they are supposed to. I can really feel it when she gets them there, because my upper body allows a much freer range of motion. I had it just before surgery, but them lost it during recovery and am working to get it back again.

The stiff and unmoving thoracic spine that plagues so many of us is something that precludes the ability to stand up straight because it is just stuck forward- If it is stuck in the wrong position and cannot move into the correctly aligned position or move back and forth with the breath, all the pulling shoulders back in the world won't help it.

Johanna