I've been watching your videos for about a year and a half, and you've given me a ton of "lightbulb" moments thus far. This video gave me another one. Thank you, Neal.
I have been doing this exercise cheating and not knowing it, which is why I was not getting a sustained benefit out of it. Thanks again Neal! You are truly the best posture expert on youtube! Stay encouraged and continue to invest in those of us that need your help. We really appreciate it!
This makes so much sense!! I have tried doing some regular PR exercises, hoping to speed up the recovery. Now I understand why that has made me worse. Thanks for making videos and sharing your knowledge!
You are the best!i think postural restoration must know everyone in the future. Why all the physios than i go who studies many years doesnt tell these to the patients?
How do we educate the general population on what their brain and body need to sense if the go-to interventions for pain and limited performance are 'stretch more', 'foam roll it', 'make it stronger' and 'get a massage'? We're completely missing the vocabulary and awareness to be able to understand what our symptoms and plateaus are trying to tell us. Where do we begin?
I have this neuro pattern deeply embedded in my brain and it shows up the most when sitting, right hip is wayyy high, all the weight is on right buttock. Takes immense focus to engage left abs/obliques/left leg/foot contact to bring my body to center my weight over both legs. sitting is very difficult!! Thank you for all your videos.
Thanks for the video. Neal may I ask a question? After posterior mediastinal expansion exercises my neck is some kind of dropping forward and to the left side while sitting behind the computer not when I walk. What can be the issue ?
I don't know. Posterior mediastinal expansion allows your spine and neck to rotate to the left, but i don't know if that is what you are talking about.
Okay, so I am going through PT for right gluteal tendinopathy. I discovered PRI and am using it to help me, my PT is researching this and helping me too. However, we discovered last visit (using a force plate) that I put 75-80% of my weight on my left leg in everything I do. I don’t understand how this fits the left AIC pattern. My test results are mixed, so am I just left AIC with compensation? Did you do a video that addressed this and I missed it? Thanks for putting all of this out there on RUclips!
So if when I do this my abs on the left engage when doing right leg abduction and my right abs don't engage when I do the left leg does this mean I'm just a left aic but nit right bc? I am reverse to what you are describing. Although my left glutes engage more than my right. When I lie on my left side my right side opens more. My right hip always falls forward whereas when I lie on my right side my left hip falls backwards. I can open my right side easily but my left is way more tight. My body is always falling to the left when standing. More weight on left leg. I'm confused.
There is no way for me to know exactly what is occurring, but perhaps your back is arching (extending) when you lift your left leg. What technique are you attempting to do? If someone is falling to the left and more weight is sensed on the left leg, in my experience it's always due to compensations.
@@NealHallinan doing the leg lift you describe in the video. My back is not hyperextended I filmed myself to check posture while doing it on each side. When I stand relaxed my body turns to the right like when you turn to look back 10 degrees. Legs don't bend the torque is in the ankles so torso bends to the left weight on left side high right hip but left side torso is open. Hope that makes sense.
Will the right ab wall contract from a lengthened position? Or should you feel no activity in the right ab wall during abduction. This is assuming I am compressed on the left correctly.
You really shouldn't feel the right ab wall. If you do feel it, it means you aren't compressing the left side completely. Either you aren't positioned correctly, or you are struggling to inhibit the right side completely.
Thanks so much your videos have been so helpful. Interested if you have any thoughts on the affects of skateboarding in relation to this stuff. I want to be able to do it in healthy way and am hoping that switching stances frequently will suffice. Skateboarding in regular stance involves orienting your pelvis to the right and pushing off with your right leg and goofy stance is oriented to the left with pushing off of the left leg.
I have never really thought of it in terms of skateboarding. I did work with a surfer once and he felt a lot better by learning to shift into his left hip (which basically every PRI technique has you do) and using his left heel as a sensory "reference". Any repetitive sport/movement that keeps you oriented to the right all the time can put you into a really strong pattern unless you balance it out with left sided activities (PRI techniques)
Thanks Neal. One more important thing. To bring the right pelvis forward don't we have to strengthen the right rectus femoris because we are strengthening the left hamstring to bring the left pelvis back?
I would love to visit a pri person but unfortunately there arent any where i live (Belgium). It seems like this would be the perfect thing for me.i guess i should focus on doing the exercises from ur site. Question: can pregnant women (6 months) do the pri exercises?
the truth is : stand more on your left leg , drink your coffee on your lower right lip, and look more at your 2 PM when on your left leg ... and youll find it :D
In a standing position the best way to recreate this same technique is a forward lunge with the right leg externally rotated and the left leg bent and the knee falling inwards? Where should the arms be placed ?
There’s more to it than what you say... at the end, we have to know how to let go, we have to let the body REVEAL itself... But it’s much more complicated than you imply... Nonetheless your observations are pretty good... But it’s not necessary a nero process...It’s an alignment issue in combination of mindfulness... ~DM
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I've been watching your videos for about a year and a half, and you've given me a ton of "lightbulb" moments thus far. This video gave me another one. Thank you, Neal.
I have been doing this exercise cheating and not knowing it, which is why I was not getting a sustained benefit out of it. Thanks again Neal! You are truly the best posture expert on youtube! Stay encouraged and continue to invest in those of us that need your help. We really appreciate it!
Thanks so much for bringing attention to that right ab wall. My next step will be working on its inhibition.
This makes so much sense!! I have tried doing some regular PR exercises, hoping to speed up the recovery. Now I understand why that has made me worse. Thanks for making videos and sharing your knowledge!
You're welcome Marion.
You are the best!i think postural restoration must know everyone in the future. Why all the physios than i go who studies many years doesnt tell these to the patients?
Postural Restoration isn't the approach taught in physical therapy school, so it's up to the therapists to find it and then study it.
How do we educate the general population on what their brain and body need to sense if the go-to interventions for pain and limited performance are 'stretch more', 'foam roll it', 'make it stronger' and 'get a massage'? We're completely missing the vocabulary and awareness to be able to understand what our symptoms and plateaus are trying to tell us. Where do we begin?
Your great brother!
Wow! Nobody ever showed me this! I’ve been doing it wrong.thank you!
Cool. Glad it was helpful.
You rock you rock you rock!
This was an awesome explanation that cleared things up for me! Thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
Wowww! Brilliant!
I have this neuro pattern deeply embedded in my brain and it shows up the most when sitting, right hip is wayyy high, all the weight is on right buttock. Takes immense focus to engage left abs/obliques/left leg/foot contact to bring my body to center my weight over both legs. sitting is very difficult!! Thank you for all your videos.
Actually, sitting is the most difficult position for many people. Try and sense your left heel, right arch, and left sit bone while you are seated.
@@NealHallinan woah right arch is in outer space! thank u!
Thanks for the video.
Neal may I ask a question?
After posterior mediastinal expansion exercises my neck is some kind of dropping forward and to the left side while sitting behind the computer not when I walk.
What can be the issue ?
I don't know. Posterior mediastinal expansion allows your spine and neck to rotate to the left, but i don't know if that is what you are talking about.
Okay, so I am going through PT for right gluteal tendinopathy. I discovered PRI and am using it to help me, my PT is researching this and helping me too. However, we discovered last visit (using a force plate) that I put 75-80% of my weight on my left leg in everything I do. I don’t understand how this fits the left AIC pattern. My test results are mixed, so am I just left AIC with compensation? Did you do a video that addressed this and I missed it? Thanks for putting all of this out there on RUclips!
Look for a video about Left AIC confusion, or something like that. You likely have lots of compensation.
Brilliant
So if when I do this my abs on the left engage when doing right leg abduction and my right abs don't engage when I do the left leg does this mean I'm just a left aic but nit right bc? I am reverse to what you are describing. Although my left glutes engage more than my right. When I lie on my left side my right side opens more. My right hip always falls forward whereas when I lie on my right side my left hip falls backwards. I can open my right side easily but my left is way more tight. My body is always falling to the left when standing. More weight on left leg. I'm confused.
There is no way for me to know exactly what is occurring, but perhaps your back is arching (extending) when you lift your left leg. What technique are you attempting to do?
If someone is falling to the left and more weight is sensed on the left leg, in my experience it's always due to compensations.
@@NealHallinan doing the leg lift you describe in the video. My back is not hyperextended I filmed myself to check posture while doing it on each side. When I stand relaxed my body turns to the right like when you turn to look back 10 degrees. Legs don't bend the torque is in the ankles so torso bends to the left weight on left side high right hip but left side torso is open. Hope that makes sense.
Can u make video on standing alternating cranial expansion technique..
Will the right ab wall contract from a lengthened position? Or should you feel no activity in the right ab wall during abduction. This is assuming I am compressed on the left correctly.
You really shouldn't feel the right ab wall. If you do feel it, it means you aren't compressing the left side completely. Either you aren't positioned correctly, or you are struggling to inhibit the right side completely.
Thanks so much your videos have been so helpful. Interested if you have any thoughts on the affects of skateboarding in relation to this stuff. I want to be able to do it in healthy way and am hoping that switching stances frequently will suffice. Skateboarding in regular stance involves orienting your pelvis to the right and pushing off with your right leg and goofy stance is oriented to the left with pushing off of the left leg.
I have never really thought of it in terms of skateboarding. I did work with a surfer once and he felt a lot better by learning to shift into his left hip (which basically every PRI technique has you do) and using his left heel as a sensory "reference". Any repetitive sport/movement that keeps you oriented to the right all the time can put you into a really strong pattern unless you balance it out with left sided activities (PRI techniques)
Hi Neal. How do we get the right pelvis forward during abduction of right?
You just position it forward.
Thanks Neal. One more important thing. To bring the right pelvis forward don't we have to strengthen the right rectus femoris because we are strengthening the left hamstring to bring the left pelvis back?
i have this exact problem my abs a killin me i have like a hip\low back muscle knot maybe causing it
left you a message on you previous video
What are some things I can do at home to overcome this?
my upper right abs do hurt my right pelvis / right low back tight
I would love to visit a pri person but unfortunately there arent any where i live (Belgium). It seems like this would be the perfect thing for me.i guess i should focus on doing the exercises from ur site. Question: can pregnant women (6 months) do the pri exercises?
I think pregnant women can do the techniques, but up to what time in their pregnancy, I don't know. It's not something I have experience with. Sorry.
the truth is : stand more on your left leg , drink your coffee on your lower right lip, and look more at your 2 PM when on your left leg ... and youll find it :D
In a standing position the best way to recreate this same technique is a forward lunge with the right leg externally rotated and the left leg bent and the knee falling inwards?
Where should the arms be placed ?
Yes, but the left hip has to be shifted back (as I showed in one of my videos about left side compression). Arms should start off on a table.
There’s more to it than what you say... at the end, we have to know how to let go, we have to let the body REVEAL itself... But it’s much more complicated than you imply...
Nonetheless your observations are pretty good...
But it’s not necessary a nero process...It’s an alignment issue in combination of mindfulness...
~DM
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