Releasing the Psoas: The THREE things your brain MUST sense.
Summary
TLDRThe transcript discusses the role of sensory input in inhibiting overactive muscles, particularly the SOAS muscle, and the importance of understanding its integration with larger systems like the respiratory and motor movement systems. It emphasizes the body's asymmetry and how the brain processes sensory information from the left and right sides differently, affecting posture and movement. The video script includes demonstrations of techniques to manipulate sensory input through the left heel, molar, and peripheral vision to immediately inhibit overactive muscles, highlighting the effectiveness of these methods in restoring balance and neutrality in the body.
Takeaways
- 🧠 The brain must sense three things to inhibit or relax overactive SOAS muscles: heels, molars, and peripheral vision, especially on the left side.
- 🔄 The SOAS muscle is not an isolated entity; it's integrated into the respiratory, motor movement, and postural reflex systems.
- 🫁 The diaphragm's role is crucial as the SOAS muscle cannot be separated from it; the right and left diaphragms are different in size and function.
- 💪 Postural imbalances like the left AIC pattern arise from the body's asymmetry and the brain's differential sensory processing.
- 🦷 Molars are significant for maintaining balance in the body's sensory systems; missing molars can lead to postural and muscular imbalances.
- 👀 Peripheral vision, particularly on the left, is essential for proper body orientation and spatial awareness.
- 🧘 Posture Restoration techniques aim to manipulate sensory input to correct muscular imbalances and restore balance.
- 🩺 The absence of left molars can cause overactive hip flexors and limited neck range of motion due to the brain's sensory processing.
- 👓 Vision plays a critical role in postural alignment; incorrect vision correction can lead to muscular imbalances and sensory processing issues.
- 💡 Neurosensory techniques can be more effective than traditional exercises in addressing postural and muscular imbalances by directly influencing the brain's perception.
- 🩰 The 90/90 hip lift with right arm reach and balloon technique is an example of a Posture Restoration exercise that can help rebalance the body without causing discomfort or instability.
Q & A
What are the three things the brain must sense to inhibit or relax overactive SOAS muscles?
-The brain must sense the heels, molars, and peripheral vision, particularly on the left side, to inhibit or relax overactive SOAS muscles.
Why is it not effective to stretch the SOAS muscle from a brain perspective?
-Stretching the SOAS muscle does not make sense from a brain perspective because the SOAS is embedded in three larger systems and does not operate independently. The brain won't understand what you're trying to do with that muscle without addressing its connections to the respiratory, motor movement, and postural reflex systems.
How does the right diaphragm contribute to the left AIC pattern?
-The right diaphragm is larger than the left, which contributes to the left AIC pattern by pulling the pelvis forward on the left side. This shift in weight to the right side is a result of the asymmetry in the respiratory system and leads to the left pelvis coming forward into hip flexion, keeping the left SOAS overactive.
What is the significance of the left side in the context of posture restoration?
-The left side is significant in posture restoration because it is often the site of overactive muscles due to the body's natural asymmetry and the brain's preferential sensing of the right side structures. Addressing issues on the left side can help restore balance and inhibit overactive muscles like the left SOAS and hip flexors.
How can manipulating sensory input through the left heel inhibit overactive SOAS muscles?
-Manipulating sensory input through the left heel can inhibit overactive SOAS muscles by providing the brain with a sense of the left heel, which can immediately inhibit the overactive hip flexors. This is because the brain is able to integrate this sensory input and adjust the muscle activity accordingly.
Why are left molars (MERS) important for the stability and movement system?
-Left molars (MERS) are important for the stability and movement system because they contribute to the brain's ability to sense and process information from the left side of the body. Without left molars, the individual may default to a right-dominant pattern, leading to an imbalance and potential overactivity of muscles on the left side.
How does the visual system play a role in the left AIC pattern?
-The visual system plays a role in the left AIC pattern by influencing how the brain processes peripheral vision. If there are issues with the left eye, such as high astigmatism, it may cause the left eye to hyperfocus and not process left peripheral vision effectively. This can contribute to the left AIC pattern by making it difficult to shift the body's weight to the left side and maintain balance.
What is the 90/90 hip lift with right arm reach and balloon technique?
-The 90/90 hip lift with right arm reach and balloon technique is a posture restoration exercise that involves lying on the ground, lifting the hips, squeezing a balloon with the left knee, and reaching forward with the right arm while blowing into the balloon. This technique is designed to help the brain understand how to activate the left hamstring, which can inhibit overactive left SOAS and hip flexors.
How can addressing issues with vision and jaw teeth impact the left AIC pattern?
-Addressing issues with vision and jaw teeth can impact the left AIC pattern by correcting imbalances in sensory input. For example, correcting vision with the appropriate glasses or ensuring proper jaw alignment can help the brain process sensory information more evenly across both sides of the body, reducing the dominance of the right side and allowing for better balance and muscle activation.
What is the underlying issue that leads to overactivity of the left SOAS and hip flexors?
-The underlying issue that leads to overactivity of the left SOAS and hip flexors is modern life's impact on our natural asymmetry. Sitting too much and injuries can exacerbate the body's inherent asymmetry, leading to a right-dominant pattern that causes these muscles to become overactive.
How do posture restoration techniques help with muscle imbalances?
-Posture restoration techniques help with muscle imbalances by addressing the neurological and sensory input aspects of muscle function. These techniques aim to change the brain's processing of sensory information, which in turn can relax overactive muscles and restore balance to the body's posture and movement patterns.
Outlines
🧠 Understanding the Brain's Role in Inhibiting Overactive Muscles
This paragraph discusses the brain's role in sensing and inhibiting overactive muscles, particularly the soas muscle. It emphasizes the importance of sensing the heels, molars, and peripheral vision, especially on the left side, to understand the muscle's overactivity. The soas muscle is not an independent operator; it is integrated into three larger systems - the respiratory system, the motor movement system, and the postural reflex system. The speaker explains how these systems contribute to the functioning of the soas muscle and how manipulating sensory input can inhibit overactive muscles. The concept of the left AIC pattern in posture restoration is introduced, highlighting human asymmetry and the brain's preference for right-side dominance in sensory processing.
🦷 The Impact of Missing Molars on Movement and Posture
This paragraph explores the significance of molars, especially on the left side, for proper movement and posture. The speaker describes how the absence of left molars can lead to an overactive left side and a shifted pelvis, causing the left AIC pattern. The video demonstrates how sensory input can be manipulated to correct this imbalance. A case is presented where a subject, lacking left molars, fails an adduction test but is able to correct the issue by chewing gum with the left side, which reestablishes sensory balance and alleviates overactive hip flexors. The speaker also discusses the connection between the cranial and pelvic movements, emphasizing the body's interconnectedness.
👓 Vision's Role in Postural Balance and Muscle Activity
This paragraph delves into the influence of vision on postural balance and muscle activity. The speaker explains how an individual with a high astigmatism in the left eye experiences limited internal and external rotation due to the visual prescription. By changing the glasses to a pair without astigmatism correction, the individual's body relaxes, allowing for proper sensory processing and muscle activity. The speaker emphasizes the importance of peripheral vision and how focusing too much on clarity can hinder the brain's ability to process peripheral information, leading to an imbalance in the left AIC pattern. The paragraph highlights the neurological pairing of the neck and hip flexors and how addressing vision issues can significantly impact overall posture and muscle function.
🏋️ Postural Restoration Techniques for Balancing Muscle Activity
This paragraph introduces a specific postural restoration technique called the 9090 hip lift with right arm reach and balloon. The speaker explains that this technique avoids hip shifting, which can be challenging for some individuals, and instead focuses on lifting the hips and sensing the left heel and right arch. The technique involves blowing up a balloon while maintaining this position, which helps to engage the left hamstring and inner thigh muscles. The speaker demonstrates the technique and explains how it can lead to a neutral state, alleviating overactive hip flexors and allowing for proper internal rotation of the shoulders. The paragraph emphasizes the individual nature of postural restoration techniques and the importance of finding the right method for each person.
💡 The Power of Diaphragmatic Breathing in Postural Correction
The final paragraph highlights the transformative power of diaphragmatic breathing in postural correction. The speaker describes how teaching an individual to breathe diaphragmatically and sense their left sit bone can quickly shift their body from an imbalanced state to a neutral one. The paragraph explains that diaphragm techniques are essentially the same, varying only in position, and are designed to enable diaphragmatic breathing. The speaker emphasizes the importance of biasing the left side during these techniques due to the smaller left diaphragm. The paragraph concludes by illustrating how these techniques can lead to significant changes in body posture and muscle function, underscoring the brain's role in processing body sensations and the potential of postural restoration techniques.
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Keywords
💡SOAS muscle
💡Diaphragm
💡Postural Restoration
💡Asymmetry
💡Sensory Input
💡Hip Flexors
💡Neurosensory Techniques
💡Visual System
💡Molars
💡Respiratory System
💡Motor Movement System
Highlights
The brain must sense three things to inhibit or relax overactive SOAS muscles: heels, molars, and peripheral vision, particularly on the left side.
The SOAS muscle is not an independent operator; it is integrated into the respiratory, motor movement, and postural reflex systems.
The right and left diaphragms are different sizes, affecting the pelvic alignment and contributing to the left AIC pattern.
The body's asymmetry and the brain's lateralization contribute to the dominance of the right side in most individuals.
Manipulating sensory input through the left heel can immediately inhibit overactive left SOAS muscle and hip flexors.
Lack of left molars can lead to an overactive right side and a shift in the body's weight distribution.
The importance of left MERS (maxillary second molars) for the stability and movement system is emphasized, especially in individuals with missing left molars.
Vision plays a crucial role in postural alignment, and imbalances such as astigmatism can affect the body's positioning and muscle activity.
The 90/90 hip lift with right arm reach and balloon technique is introduced as a non-hip shifting method to activate the left hamstring and inhibit overactive left SOAS and hip flexors.
The effectiveness of the 90/90 hip lift technique is demonstrated, showing immediate changes in muscle activity and postural alignment.
The importance of individualized techniques is stressed, as not every technique works for everyone due to the body's unique asymmetries and conditions.
Diaphragmatic breathing is key to relaxation and is integrated into postural restoration techniques to change the brain's processing and body's positioning.
The transcript discusses the neurological basis for the Posture Restoration system, highlighting the interconnectedness of the body from head to toe.
The role of cranial sacral therapy and Osteopathic Medicine in understanding the body's alignment and movement is mentioned, emphasizing the cranial and pelvic connection.
The impact of modern life, such as excessive sitting, on the body's natural asymmetry and the resulting postural issues is discussed.
The transcript provides a comprehensive overview of how sensory input from various body parts influences the brain's perception of posture and movement.
The importance of addressing the underlying neurological issues rather than just the symptoms is emphasized for effective postural restoration.
Transcripts
there are three things that your brain
must sense to inhibit or relax
overactive soas muscles you need to
sense your heels your molers and
peripheral vision particularly on the
left side to understand this you have to
keep in mind that the soas muscle does
not operate independently so stretching
it does not make a lot of sense from a
brain perspective the brain won't
understand what you're trying to do with
that soas muscle the soas is embedded
in three larger systems your respiratory
system your ability to diaphragmatically
breathe and remember as I'm going to
show the right diaphragm and the left
diaphragm are very different the soos
muscle cannot be separated from the
diaphragm as you can see in this
picture number two it's embedded in the
motor movement system the soas muscle
externally rotates the left leg but it
also uh rotates the lumbar spine in the
opposite direction
as you swing that leg forward it's also
embedded in a postural reflex system
part of the vestibular system where your
brain is integrating sensory input from
the visual world and from the ground
your inner ear and then your sense of
your body where your body is in space
and also the sense of your own body
internally I'm going to show some videos
about how I when I manipulate someone's
sensory input through their left heel
their left Mol and their left peripheral
vision how that will immediately inhibit
overactive Seas muscle and just say hip
flexors on that left side why am I
focusing on the left side because of
this picture your left diaphragm and
your right diaphragm are not the same
size so although your pelvis and the
pelvis musculature like the iliacus the
ql muscle the soos muscle and the pelvic
diaphragm they may look symmetrical and
they are but on top of that is a
respiratory system with a bigger right
diaphragm so it would be on this side
which conspires to pull your pelvis
forward on the left this shifts our
weight over to the right side this is in
posture restoration this is called the
left AIC pattern humans are not
symmetrical not even close the left side
in the right side of our body and our
brain while overlapping they are not the
same and they don't function exactly in
the same way particularly in the body in
my anatomy program it draws or renders
the body
symmetrically but and that's what you
see on the left side but on the right on
the the picture on the right what you
see is the bigger circles the bigger
green circles are on the right side that
is because our brain because that bigger
right diaphragm and the postural
responsibilities of the left hemisphere
of the brain which make 90% of the world
right hand dominant right eye dominant
normal lateralization is right ear right
eye right arm right hand and I'll say
right molar and right heel that's what
that's what what happens if you're on
your right side now this is my right
side so for you it would be this way on
that right side that's what you're going
to get so the brain is sensing those
structures more on the right than on the
left that is the underlying Neurology of
this whole system and because of that
the left pelvis tends to like to come
forward into hip into hip flexion which
keeps the left soas overactive now you
could say my my right soas or my right
hip flexors are overactive that's fine
and they can be but they're not going to
be for this reason at any rate you can't
deal with right Hip Flex or overactivity
if you're stuck on your right side you
have to get onto your left side
first and then deal with why the right
soas is overactive and as a hint or the
right hip flexors and as a hint it's
usually because you lost your right
glute although I'm showing videos of how
I can inhibit or turn off an overactive
left soos muscle just by manipulating
sensory input at the end of the video
I'm going to show you a typical
posterous postural restoration Institute
technique that is designed to inhibit
that left those left hip flexors a left
soas and left the left rectus femoris by
using a left hamstring but not through
you can't think of it as a gym exercise
it's through a
neurosensory technique that allows your
brain to understand how to turn on a
left hamstring so that can shut off an
overactive left soas muscle so the first
video you're going to see is how I
manipulate this individual's left heel
sense he came from the UK with his
brother to see me he he wasn't in pain
his brother was he has no clue about
posture restoration he didn't know who I
was he didn't know anything about this
he had no clue that he was in the same
pattern that his brother is so I'm just
going to show you his testing and he's
going to fail the adduction drop test
which is going to indicate a pelvis that
is forward on the left side his left leg
will not go down because his his pelvis
is stuck forward he has an overactive
hip flexor or so ask I check his neck
and I'm just putting a little heel cup
around his left heel and he says he felt
it so I'm going to lie him down again he
didn't even get up didn't walk around
but he felt the left heel cup and now he
can add duct he's laughing because he's
like what is
this all right so he had no CL about
anything so just giving his brain sense
of his left heel inhibited his left hip
flexors immediately if you find this
video interesting could you like it
share it subscribe or leave a nice
comment thanks now the next video is why
you need left MERS why MERS particularly
on the left side are so darn important
for this whole stability system this
whole movement system to function
properly this individual doesn't have
left MERS she was they never came in
when she was born or when they when her
primary teeth fell out they were never
replaced so she doesn't have any MERS on
the left side and I pretty sure it's the
first mole or the second M or both I
can't remember now but uh you'll see
again she's going to fail the adduction
test which means her left side her
pelvis will be
forward she's shifted over to her right
side now I just have her chew gum with
her left side
chew and then you can see she can now
adduct her hip flexors shut off the
moment she started to sense something
over on the left side that she wasn't
sensing on the right her issue is that
she has more right she has more teeth on
her right side than her left so that
already right dominant that already do
right dominant system where the left
side comes forward and they're shifted
over to the right side which is called
the left AIC pattern in posture
restoration uh she's already over
sensing this on steroids so if you look
at this diagram again those the accusal
forces up in the cranium on the right
side are way bigger than the accusal
forces on their left side uh so she's
going to have she's going to struggle
she probably needs implants uh to
replace that left Moler to give her
balanced sense otherwise she's never
going to be able to stay out of that
pattern because the moment she Taps her
teeth together and is not chewing she
goes right back into the pattern I like
this diagram because I don't even
remember where I found I think it was in
this polarity book but which is very
much based off of cranial sacral therapy
and Osteopathic Medicine who are doctors
they're osteopaths they're they're
normal doctors they just do extra
schooling about the cranium and they
make the comparison between how the
cranium moves the temporal bones of the
TMJ and the pelvis that's what you're
seeing there that's that's the
connection so uh they work in the same
exact way they're connected from head to
toe you're all connected it's all
connected and there you go and remember
at the end of the video I'm going to
show you a posture restoration technique
that can be used to accomplish this same
thing but it will be more effective
because you're actually using your own
muscles to uh to change things now quite
often when you find an overactive left
soas and left hip flexors you're also
going to find a overactive of right neck
they're kind of neurologically paired so
when this is what you're going to see
quite often it's going to be the same
thing her neck is going to have limited
range of motion because of the the lack
of left molers and that's what you're
going to see here change in
here so when I side Bend her neck to the
right it doesn't really go
far but now when she puts a tongue
depressor between her left
molers her neck side bends much more to
the right side this is normal in
postural Restoration World it might not
be normal in the rest of the world who
are unaware of all these connections but
neurologically uh this is what's normal
in poster restoration remember poster
restoration is as if you're familiar
with it it's much less it's much less
about biomechanics it's based it's
really about how biomechanics are
influenced by neurosensory input by what
the brain is sensing is giving you
posture so what you look like when
you're standing is based off of how your
brain is perceiving sensory input and if
you don't have left molers your neck is
going to stay overactive your hip
flexors may stay overactive and it's
going to be very difficult for you to
find the ground underneath that left
side so even if you have good sneakers
and good left heel sense well you won't
have good left heel sense because the
cranium will always overrule anything
that's going on beneath the cranium now
the next one is Visual and this
individual has uh a high stigmatism in
his left eye and it's like it's maybe a
1.7 five but only 0.5 I think on the
right so I was already suspicious when I
saw that prescription but he had two
different pairs of glasses one with a
stigmatism correction and one without so
you're going to see the difference so
here just make not how does that feel
just make
note tight okay it's tight and then it's
tight do you feel your left hip at all
when I do this yes that's what feels
like it's
restricting he feels his hip flexor is
overactive all right so now he's going
to change the glasses
and how does that feel much
deer much deer yeah feels great any
tension no it's much less the hpx
tension much less
tension all right so he said all the
tension's gone so his left leg internal
rotation and external rotation were
limited because of the not because of
his vision per se but because the
prescription one the one of the pairs of
glasses that he has has the aism
correction and it's most likely making
his left eye hyperfocus and when the
left eye hyper focuses or has too much
Clarity you stop processing left
peripheral vision so if you don't have
left heel sense left molar sense and a
visual system that is that is sensing
and processing the periphery rather than
just what's right in front of you you
can't shift to the left effectively and
you're going to stay in this left AIC
pattern shift it over to your right side
that was being driven by his visual
system his teeth were fine his shoes
were fine the moment he put on the par
glasses that didn't have the astigmatism
correction his entire body relaxed he
could actually do per ey techniques and
feel everything properly but if he had
the glasses with the astigmatism
correction that was making his left eye
too
focused right and thus dropping off left
periphery he couldn't even shift his
left hip back he literally could not do
he couldn't bring his left hip back
which is required to turn your body over
to the left side couldn't even do it he
he could tell when he was trying to do
techniques he couldn't get that hip
flexor the soas to shut off that was
visually driven that had nothing to do
with the hip flexor itself or the soas
itself that was the sense all of those
videos
was a overactive left soos and hip
flexors due to sensory processing to a
brain that was overprocess things on the
right and not processing enough things
on the left and again that's inherent
inside of us not really an issue as long
as we keep our bodies moving and in good
shape but when we sit too much and we
start to get injuries and we just Modern
Life makes our normal asymmetry uh a
problem and we become to right dominant
and that's really the the underlying
issue now this technique is called the
9090 hip lift with right arm reach and
balloon it does not have a hip shift so
you're not going to be shifting your
left hip back like a lot of per
techniques do and the reason I'm doing
that is be the reason I'm doing this
version is because you're just gonna
lift your butt up you're just gonna pick
up your hips sense your left heel you're
going be pulling your left heel down
sensing the arch of your right foot no
hip shift a lot of people can't hip
shift because if you're in significant
amounts of pain what's going to happen
is you're probably uh unstable through
that pelvis and a lot of unstable people
the moment they try to hip
shift their left lower back or their
back in general will start to tighten up
on them or they'll even maybe feel it in
their neck they might feel the right
abdominal wall the right something's
going to get tighten up on them or maybe
cramp or just make you feel not so great
that's why hip shifting a lot of people
can't hip shift right away so if you do
PR techniques I never tell people to
start with hip shifts because they might
not be ready for it but it's very
individual so I'm just showing this one
either way it will result in the same
thing uh if you do it correctly and you
have nothing going on with vision or jaw
and teeth it will probably work so what
happened so I'm going to just show you
how it's done and uh you're going to see
that I'm lying on the ground and I pick
my butt up there's a ball between my
knees I squeeze the ball with my left
knee only I'm pulling my left heel down
towards the floor I'm sensing the arch
of my right foot and I'm going to blow
up the balloon and I as I exhale I reach
my right arm
forward then I pause for 5 seconds well
3 to 5 seconds and then I inhale again
and I blow into the balloon I pause for
3 to 5 Seconds keep sensing your left
heel keep sensing the arch of your right
foot you should feel your left hamstring
and your left inner thigh and you might
have to replay that a couple times
because there's a lot going on this is
what it looks like from a different
angle I pick my butt up I start to pull
my heel my left heel into the back of
the shoe like I'm pulling down like I'm
doing a leg curl inhale through my nose
blow into the balloon reach with my
right arm as I reach that right arm
forward it turns my lumbar spine to the
left through the right lower trap
muscle notice my head is staying down
you can see my body turning further to
the left I'm feeling my left lower and
midback staying flat on the
floor and that is a very typical Pi
technique that is used um a lot so I
start are a lot of people with that
technique and let me just show you how
easily these tests can change because
I'm not showing tests with that video
but just watch this
video and this individual will have both
sides of his pelvis forward so his right
leg does not go down so his right hip
flexors are overactive
also and his left leg will not go down
it's worse obviously because the left
side is always going to be worse his
left shoulder will not internally rotate
so I know his rib cage is flared up on
both sides he's overarched he's extended
and his right shoulder will not
internally
rotate so now I'm going to teach him how
to blow up a balloon and I put him in
the right position he senses his left
sit bone he blows
once I've already made a video with this
he can adduct his right
leg he can adduct his left
leg
his pelvis is so he can add duct his hip
flexors are
off and he now has the ability to
internally rotate both of his
shoulders and he's good to go at that
point his body is now in a neutral State
he's no longer in this uh left AIC PE
pattern and how did that change so
quickly because all we were doing was
changing his brain sense of his
body we were that was a diaphragm
technique they're all diaphragm
techniques the only difference between
sitting on a box and lying on your back
is the position they're the same
position hips and knees are bent at 90
degrees for him because for a variety of
reasons I started him in that position
not every technique is work is works for
every single person that's what people
have to understand it's highly
individual how did he how did those
tests change so quickly because you
change his brain's processing about how
to breathe and the whole system just
relaxed all psychologists know to get
people to be more relaxed they have to
diaphragmatically breathe the problem is
most psychologists don't know that when
people walk into their office they're
stuck in a position which does not allow
them to diaphragmatically breathe so per
ey techniques put you in a position so
that you can diaphragmatically breathe
and then you bias the left side because
the left side has that smaller left
diaphragm so when he was sitting so
either the
9090 when I'm sensing my left heel and
right Arch those two areas of the feet
are associated with being on your left
side hence you can use your left
diaphragm sensorially that won't happen
if you put your awareness on your left
toes you'll completely lose it or your
right heel it's not going to work the
same way you're not going to change
those tests because that's just going to
put you back on your right side uh so in
the seated position I had him blowing up
the balloon with his back rounded
sensing his left heel and his left sit
bone and it got him neutral so it's
really the same outcome I just the
techniques are different for different
people because not everybody's the same
and uh that's how that works
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