This course describes scapula muscle release and lengthening, commonly referred to as scapula muscle foam rolling, scapula muscle release with ball, neck, and shoulder stretching, and scapular mobility techniques. Although terms like tight muscle, muscle tightness, tight traps, tight neck, or tight rhomboids are commonly used, it may be more accurate to label these muscles as prone to over-activity (e.g. hypertonic, phasic). Performing downward rotator and anterior tipper release and lengthening techniques to increase mobility prior to activation, integration, and strengthening techniques may significantly enhance rehabilitation and performance programs. In practice, the release of the levator scapulae, rhomboids, pectoralis minor, and potentially the upper trapezius, mobilizing the shoulder joint, and integrating a child's pose stretch (rhomboid stretch), crucifixion stretch (pectoralis minor stretch), and/or open books (active stretch), is likely to improve shoulder and scapulothoracic mobility and improve the effectiveness of exercises like wall angels, wall slide, ITY’s, cobras, etc.