July 16, 2024
Freeing the Ribs
Recent manual and movement therapy blogs tout the importance of thoracic spine (t-spine) mobility as if it were a new discovery. But is it? Structural integration innovator Ida Rolf determined that her work could be enhanced by first freeing the rib cage, chest wall, and diaphragm. Similarly, another great educator, Philip Greenman, DO, dedicated two chapters in his textbook “Principles of Manual Medicine” to assessment and treatment of t-spine and rib cage mobility issues. So why is this suddenly a hot topic? Simply put: kinetic chain awareness.
Therapists are rediscovering how lack of movement in one area negatively affects function in adjoining tissues, and how the neuromyoskeletal system distributes abnormal tensions via kinetic chains. Everything in the body is linked, says sports-movement guru Gray Cook: “You can’t remove a major link from the chain without seriously impeding performance.” Our joints, limbs, and muscles represent a collection of fascially bound structures designed to manipulate objects and propel us through three-dimensional space. Because all segments of the kinetic chain require differing degrees of mobility and stability, it is essential that…. [Read more and watch a video]
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