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In this episode, Erica and Susan discuss how to identify someone's non-optimal movement pattern, aka the "dominant pattern" or "the impairment", and use it to your advantage when positioning and prescribing exercise.\xa0

Think of it this way: If someone has a strong movement pattern, whether it is compensatory or not, they need choices to move in and out of it.\xa0

More often than not, exercises that are being prescribed reinforce this maladaptive pattern.\xa0

They discuss ways to position people who have thoracolumbar solid gripping strategies in order to uncover a source of weakness or inhibition elsewhere.\xa0

Additionally, positions for hip flexor dominance are also discussed.\xa0

As always, these are real examples from their patient caseload.

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A glance at this episode:

• [3:16] Identifying the patient\u2019s impairment by changing up the movement pattern

• [7:43] Integrating and changing the exercise tool\xa0

• [9:59] How we can position people to turn off their non-optimal strategy

• [12:10] Positioning via various modes of exercise

• [14:50] Translating exercises to home training

• [20:46] Exercises to increase mobility in their new pattern

• [23:40] How to position patients with overactive hip flexors

• [26:00] Side bending to the opposite side-how to use it to your advantage

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Related links:

• Tough To Treat Website

• Erica\u2019s Course: Decoding the Complex Patient

• Susan\u2019s Pelvic Health Education Subscription

• Access the Transcript