Then, I found myself explaining the natural asymmetry we find in almost everybody, where the left inominate of the pelvis is anteriorly tipped, pushed forward, and shifts to the right. This causing the weight of the body to constantly be on the right leg, along with many other tidbits (like the right hip being internally rotated all of the time and it's accompanying weakness of posterior gluteus medius and gluteus maximus).
So now it's time to introduce the corrective stance picture:
The stance on the left is the asymmetrical stance we find in so many people, and the stance on the right is the opposite stance for the correction of this naturally asymmetrical pattern. In PRI (Postural Restoration Institute) terms, we want to get out of the Left Anterior Interior Chain (L AIC) pattern and into a Right Anterior Interior Chain (R AIC) pattern.
I'll keep it short now and try not to steal everything they have (yeahrightlancethatisimpossibleHOLYEXERCISEINDEXBATMAN), but I would expect to seem some new information about breathing coming soon to a computer screen near you.
Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving!
A parting clip for a VERY small taste of it. This man is one of the best teachers I've ever learned from.
Myokinematic Restoration from Postural Restoration Institute on Vimeo.
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Hey lance- Just found your blog- the info you presented about the rotated pelvis is something I am suffering from and no other practionaer from M.D's, P.T's, or chiros were able to help- any and all info would be greatly appreciated on how to correct it- from exercises and what sleeping and sitting postures to use? Thanks
Ali, it depends on what exactly your goals are, if you're in pain, and things like that. Without selling the farm, the basic premise they present is to work the weak muscles and get into the opposite position that you're normally in.
So you've got a right-facing pelvis? Then it needs to be left-facing. Or to break it down, a right-facing pelvis means external rotation on the left hip and internal rotation on right hip.
So you could start with developing external rotation strength on the right hip. The hard part is to make sure you're working the weak muscles, not compensating with strong muscles (like using your right side erector spinae to make your pelvis face left).
If I lost you, just send me an email at ljgoyke@iupui.edu!
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