Comments for HeartSpace Physical Therapy http://heartspacept.com Just another WordPress site Sun, 29 Apr 2012 23:18:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Round and round the garden……. by shelley http://heartspacept.com/blog/round-and-round-the-garden/#comment-12 shelley Sun, 29 Apr 2012 23:18:49 +0000 http://heartspacept.com/?p=260#comment-12 Thanks so much for your a great question Cheryl. With children who can't respond to verbal commands I use my handling skills to create the alignment. The really cool thing about the inner core muscle team, is that the research has shown us that when we improve alignment (neutral rib cage in relationship to neutral pelvis), the activation of the respiratory diaphragm improves and this feeds the other inner core muscle activation which in turn feeds better alignment - we say the brain is listening. So for my more involved clients, alignment is the key and my handling and equipment/seating become the tools of choice. Shelley Thanks so much for your a great question Cheryl. With children who can’t respond to verbal commands I use my handling skills to create the alignment. The really cool thing about the inner core muscle team, is that the research has shown us that when we improve alignment (neutral rib cage in relationship to neutral pelvis), the activation of the respiratory diaphragm improves and this feeds the other inner core muscle activation which in turn feeds better alignment – we say the brain is listening. So for my more involved clients, alignment is the key and my handling and equipment/seating become the tools of choice.
Shelley

]]> Comment on Round and round the garden……. by Cheryl http://heartspacept.com/blog/round-and-round-the-garden/#comment-11 Cheryl Fri, 27 Apr 2012 02:40:08 +0000 http://heartspacept.com/?p=260#comment-11 I am just wondering how you work on the core with children that likely won't respond to a verbal command to breathe and won't be able to actively change their posture/alignment. I am just wondering how you work on the core with children that likely won’t respond to a verbal command to breathe and won’t be able to actively change their posture/alignment.

]]> Comment on Of hips and hamstrings by Shelley http://heartspacept.com/blog/of-hips-and-hamstrings/#comment-10 Shelley Sun, 04 Mar 2012 02:54:58 +0000 http://heartspacept.trundlemedia.com/2010/11/04/of-hips-and-hamstrings/#comment-10 Thanks Barbara. I do use joint mobs too but not often. I would love to read your friend's master's thesis if she publishes it! Thanks Barbara. I do use joint mobs too but not often. I would love to read your friend’s master’s thesis if she publishes it!

]]> Comment on Of hips and hamstrings by TherExtras http://heartspacept.com/blog/of-hips-and-hamstrings/#comment-3 TherExtras Fri, 27 May 2011 18:15:01 +0000 http://heartspacept.trundlemedia.com/2010/11/04/of-hips-and-hamstrings/#comment-3 Your recommendation makes sense I will keep it mind from now on. A friend of mine did her master's thesis on hamstring lengthening ...longstoryshort....she concluded stretching at the knee than the hip was more effective. <br /><br />I have also tried joint mobs to stretch the posterior hip capsule. <br /><br />Barbara, PT Your recommendation makes sense I will keep it mind from now on. A friend of mine did her master's thesis on hamstring lengthening …longstoryshort….she concluded stretching at the knee than the hip was more effective.

I have also tried joint mobs to stretch the posterior hip capsule.

Barbara, PT

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