You are rounding on your 76 year old stroke patient who has been admitted to the rehabilitation floor for the past 2 weeks. Due to his condition this patient has remained in bed and has had limited movement. In order to help facilitate normal breathing for this patient you decide to utilize OMT to help increase thoracic cage compliance. Which of the following techniques would *least* help in achieving this goal?
1) Rib raising
2) Diaphragmatic release
3) Thoracic lymphatic pump
4) Cervical spine manipulation