Got Muscle and Joint Pain? Think Breathing First!
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- Опубліковано 27 бер 2019
- When it comes to pain, why do we address other aspects of movement before breathing? Breathing is the first thing we do, and it'll be the last. So it must come first!
Breathing is the most fundamental movement of the human body. In fact, the elements of breathing, expansion and contraction, may be the fundamental elements of the universe (which is why certain traditions say you are an expression of the universe itself).
If you don't address breathing first, which Postural Restoration does, permanent pain resolution will be hard to find.
Hey there, my name is Neal Hallinan.
The purpose of this channel is to help people understand and resolve chronic muscular and joint pain, primarily through the discipline of Postural Restoration.
As someone who lived with chronic pain for many years of my life, I know how debilitating and isolating it can be. But I also know it can be resolved.
I hold the following credentials:
Postural Restoration Trained (PRT)
Strength and Conditioning Coach (CSCS)
Licensed Massage Therapist (LMT)
Amateur Historian (AH, my own self-designation)
I live and work in the great state of New Jersey, USA.
/ neal_hallinan
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Subscribe to my channel here: / @nealhallinan
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For further information about Postural Restoration defined patterns, check out these videos and blog posts.
pritrainer.com/left-aic-pattern/
• What is the Left AIC p...
• Introduction to the Ri...
pritrainer.com/right-bc-pattern/
• RTMCC Pattern Basics
pritrainer.com/right-tmcc-pat...
"All roads lead to the left ZOA"
Neal, thanks for doing this. It really helps
You're quite welcome. I should have added, all roads lead to the left ZOA: if you can't get it, what's preventing you (usually right side that won't let go for some reason) and if you can get it but not keep it, why? (Usually something sensory: feet, teeth, vision, or some unresolved instability).
I’m listening to this while getting ready for rehab therapy☀️🙏🏼
Good explanation .Thank you
Thanks for the great info again.. Its helping us all get there. I'm working with a practitioner right now and your videos are crucial to help me get things right. And getting things right only comes with this kind of understanding🤙🙏❤
Also commenting as much as I can to help these get shown to more people! You da man Neal!
Thanks, Christian.
I'm glad you found someone.
Just commenting to boost the channel
I have all of these! So what exactly do I do!? 😞
How to retrain breathing if you have hyper kyphosis over the top that doesn't allow your muscles to relax
Thanks Neal. Would you be able to start putting exercises at the end of each vid for each of the topics you cover?
There are a few exercises on this page that begin to address pretty much every topic I cover. Every PRI exercise addresses two things: biasing the left side, and disengaging the right side (except the right glute which we want to engage). But the exercises are so specific, and so easy to do wrong, that I don't want to post too many. Plus not every exercise is good for every person. Working with a PRI trained practitioner is the best way to learn the exercises.
pritrainer.com/pri-left-aic-right-bc-beginner-example-program/
@@NealHallinan so interesting! Thanks for your quick response. I noticed after watching your videos that when I walk and take a step with my left foot my naval moves noticeably more to the right as with my right foot, which hardly crosses my midline. That would be a sign of what you're referring to, right? I also have pain in my left knee, hip, and right foot. Ps I've been walking around with some paper under my right arch for the last 24 hours haha. Thanks again.
@@mattfreedom2002 If you are saying that your navel doesn't rotate to the left as much as it does to the right, then yes, that would indicate a pelvis and lumbar spine that is oriented to the right (left AIC pattern). The pain you are experiencing is more than likely do to this fact. If your pelvis can't shift/rotate to the left when you place your weight on the left leg, your hip and knee never achieve correct biomechanical position and will eventually get stressed out. And because your center of mass never full shifts to the left, your right foot never gets to fully "unload". So it gets stressed out. While the paper towel trick works in many situations, it's only meant as a short-term intervention to teach someone's brain to "unload the right side". You'd also need to train proper "left stance" position via PRI exercises, starting with the 90/90.
@@NealHallinan Great. Thanks so much for your reply and advice. Going to add these exercises into my training. Is it ok to continue normal resistance training whilst I fix the AIC pattern or will the RT exercises "overpower" the adaptations to the PRI exercises? Also if I'm consistent with the exercises roughly how long might it take to fix this issue?
The all on fours technique is hard. Cant feel left internal obliques and my left lower back is overractive and hard as rock.
how was your experience with massage school? was it valuable even with your knowledge of PRI?
How would you recommend I keep the core engaged while running? I got The issue with the left pelvis forward making my pelvis face slightly right. Left shoulder and QL are overactive. Rib cage on left side is flared slightly. I do core work and do the diaphragm breathing exercises however I need to keep the transverse abdomdinus engaged while running. So any suggestions got proper TVA engagement while doing an activity such as running and proper breathing?
Also your videos are a godsend. Thank you!
I'm curious to know if you were able to get your running core back? I've been a distance runner for many years but since I got stuck in this pattern, I can't get good core engagement like I used to either.
This is a nice video. can you make a video about postural restoration breathing ?
C GC its easy , lower your tongue on left lower canine , your mouth should have an O shape... inhale, while looking at the first third towards big toe of right foot. ;)
I can. But in reality PRI breathing is simply this: inhale through the nose, exhale through the mouth. Get all the air out. Feel your left ribs internally rotate. Pause five seconds. Inhale again. That's how it's done for all the exercises. On the other hand, PRI breathing is not necessarily correct for normal every day breathing, I just use it for the exercises.
Neal Hallinan okay thank you💙 ☀️Lyn
so if the left posts isn't really tight, its just overactive, then would you recommend stretching the left psoas or trying to relax the left psoas cause I've heard that the psoas can not really be stretched.
I think stretching the left psoas will accomplish very little. I think all you'll do is stretch your anterior hip capsule. The left psoas will relax when you've achieved a left ZOA because it perfectly positions the left pelvis and lower spine.
So what side would of the lower back is more common to have pain on?
Both are common. I don't see one more than the other, necessarily.
*What is ZOA?*
The Zone of Apposition is defined as the area of attachment between the diaphragm directly behind the inner aspect of the lower chest wall and rib cage. This area is of great importance for proper diaphragm and breathing function, and depends largely on the anatomical positioning of the muscle to the rib cage.
Then why have we been created with a smaller left diafragm?
No one knows. However, asymmetry allows for a dominant side and rotational movements. Asymmetry is very common in the animal kingdom and universe (numerous books written about it).
@@NealHallinan interesting! If he had both diafragms equal so much pain would dissapear. But maybe then other problems would arrise like you say
How do you breath from the left diaphram?
That's basically what this entire channel is about: achieving the ability to use the left diaphragm. Requires proper pelvis and ribcage position. Check out the left ZOA video.
This dude in the video ran up on the teenagers pulling his shorts up… meaning you are ready to fight in the streets… then Sibley ran past a guy holding him back to get to the teen… who was baking away….. guy didn’t deserve to die butlooks like self defense to me?
Too complicated
People listen to this guy.