A weightlifting belt is most often worn to increase the amount of weight you can lift. However, there may be other uses as a teaching tool in some contexts.
The intraabdominal pressure created by the lifting belt can provide cues to promote a concentrically-oriented pelvic diaphragm and create an overcoming contraction to enhance lower extremity strength/force production, improve jump landing mechanics, or restore pelvic floor control.
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We’ve been reviewing pressure and volume shifts throughout the pelvis that influence the pelvic diaphragm shape, position, and movement.
In this video, we move up to the thorax to address the thorax movement, shape change, and airflow mechanics that occur with cutting to the side and a baseball throw.
Just as we talk about propulsion, concentric and eccentric muscle orientation, and overcoming or yielding contractions in the pelvis, these same concepts apply to the thorax.
Near the end of the video, we provide a visual representation of the thorax shape to help you understand the result of the conversation.
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There may be multiple factors a play as to why any manual therapy may be useful. To simplify the model of application, right or wrong, we can just look at it as moving fluids in and out of a space or promoting concentric or eccentric orientation of muscles.
A suboccipital release is a commonly applied tactic for various purposes and various diagnoses. How and when to apply it has always been rather vague, but over time, I’ve put together some reasoning and signs as to when it’s best to apply.
A distracting technique can be applied if you find the following signs:
When these signs are unilateral, use a compressive manual strategy on the contralateral side as shown in the video.
For symmetrical presentations with the limitations mentioned above, apply the distraction manual technique bilaterally.
If you find excessive upper cervical rotation, limited lower cervical flexion, and bilateral hypermobility of mandibular lateral trusions, then apply the compressive technique bilaterally.
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In this Padawan Lesson video, we address many common questions associated with choosing best shoes for squatting.
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