MUSCLE INHIBITION OR UNBALANCED DIAPHRAGM. PART 2
Sorry if it took a while for part 2 of this article but I was doing more clinical trials on the assessment process. So to get back on the subject,what is the logical order in treating the diaphragm and short tonic muscles?
Tonight's examples came today after evaluating a long term client of mine complaining about spasms in the lower trapezius muscle of the left side of the ribcage. So initially, I would do all the assessments of the rib cage and then proceed to treat the ribcage accordingly to the blockage. Then if the pain would still be present, I would proceed to stretching the culprits or short tonic muscles involved.
Today was different, I decided to observe the rib cage and see if the breathing came with lateral expansion or elevation first. Basically, people can be pullers or pushers of air. Another thing I watched , was the action happening at the sternal costal angle during inhalation and exhalation. The findings we're very interesting as there was no lateral expansion and the left side of the rib cage was the only thing elevating during inhalation.
My next decision was pretty obvious, I started to release the short tonic muscles inhibiting the right side of the rib cage (latissimus Dorsi, intercostal muscles and paravertebral muscles). After these were inhibited, the repositioning was a piece of cake! So to conclude the second part of this analysis, I would say that observing the client first is key to deciding the course of action.
Stay tuned as part 3 is coming soon!
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