![Image 3. To assess for contralateral rotation between the thorax and pelvis, the client’s right hip is flexed, femur internally rotated and her knee is slowly brought toward her left shoulder to the first restrictive barrier. To treat, client gently extends hip against resistance to a count of five and relaxes. A graded exposure stretch toward the left shoulder helps reinforce contralateral movement to the brain.](https://blog.erikdalton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/3-pushingkneeLR.jpg)
Is Balance the Key to Ideal Posture?
Homolateral gait, righting reflexes, and neck strain Before an infant learns to crawl, he moves using homolateral movements, which involve one side of the body,
Homolateral gait, righting reflexes, and neck strain Before an infant learns to crawl, he moves using homolateral movements, which involve one side of the body,
Efficiency of movement, pain reduction, and improved function are the desired outcomes of most types of manual and exercise-based therapies, yet we’ve all seen how tension, trauma, and even overly aggressive bodywork can…
The obliquus capitis inferior (OCI) muscles may be the most underappreciated of all the suboccipitals. Arising from the spinous process of C2 (axis) and inserting on the transverse process of C1 (atlas), their primary function is head-on-neck rotation…
It was three mind-blowing days of anatomy, biomechanics, techniques, comradery, and fun in the heart of Oklahoma City for Erik Dalton’s Leveling the Head and
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