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Answer: A dominant movement pattern that is the same across all this patient\'s activities.\\xa0

No 1- weightlifters brace and dump their shoulder blades when they rack squat. A very common pattern for this movement, especially when you are lifting over #200 +.\\xa0

The problem is when this becomes dominant for all movements.\\xa0

Healthy systems need choices, plural. The nervous system then grades the strategy depending on the movement and load needed.\\xa0

What happens when someone uses this strategy to pole dance?\\xa0

No 2-a rigid thorax does not serve here. The main impairment in our clinical practice is not a stiff thoracic spine but one with a loss of control.\\xa0

Imagine that?\\xa0

How does that transcend into low back pain?\\xa0

Listen in as Erica and Susan discuss how to down train this common problem and give this patient more choices for optimal movement.

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A glance at this episode:

• [8:24] Stretching and why it isn\'t helpful here

• [13:11] Movement options at home

• [17:04] The importance of hands-on work and the wall squat

• [21:28] Abdominal synergy

• [25:21] The diaphragm and what it takes to move well

• [30:58] Connections to the neck

• [35:00] Adaptation for athletes with lower back pain

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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

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