• Fullness and bulging of the right lateral face (zygoma region) secondary to increase of frontozygomatic angle.
• Right temporal indentation compared to the left (right temporal internal rotation, left temporal external rotation)
• Forward, opened, wider, larger right orbit
• More visible left flared ear
• Larger and more opened right nostril (especially seen with right torsion)
• Increased distance between side of face and lateral ocular angle on the right side
• Elevated right eyebrow

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Here is our response:
PRI non-manual techniques are organized by muscle, position and suggested sequence of progressive application.  Therefore, each technique precedes a technique that requires increased neuromotor integration, increased inhibitory activity from compensatory patterned muscle, and an increase in multilevel tri-planar positional organization.  In order to carry this type of function out, the patient needs to “find” and “feel” isometrically a specific muscle in a specific position to learn a behavioral pattern or strategy with this isolated muscle engaging into an integrated “family” of muscle, without dropping off because of position or sequence of movement events.  Many of the more integrated techniques do incorporate “movement against resistance” while the early techniques in each position on initiation, are isolated to inhibit undesirable compensatory activity and identified by the patient for later integration neuromuscular non-compensatory function.  Without awareness of this identified and isometric trained muscle, higher levels of neuromotor demands could reduce the needed concomitant activity of this muscle. 

“I had a great time up in Crookston, MN!  The group was really excited and asked great questions!

• First, we reviewed the mechanics of footwear and how correct placement of scaphoid pads can help move a patient out of a Left AIC pattern.  There was a problem with understanding the need to support the right arch and yet allow the right great toe to contact the ground to assist with weight shift to the left.
 
• Second, we hit the ZOA.  We went over what the ZOA is and how we functionally need to ensure the ZOA is supported in all three planes with each integrated exercise.
• We reviewed and performed exercises to help understand where mistakes can easily be made.
• We discussed clues to looking at hip lift scores and when a person really is a 3 or 4 by assessing true trunk abduction.  Just because a person can lift doesn’t mean they are a true 3 to 4.  I expect to see trunk abduction as a part of the movement.  I encouraged them to be picky when evaluating the test!
• We also reviewed progressing with right vs. left lower trap exercises and to be careful with Right Superior T4 patients.”

Here is what an attendee had to say about it:

• “This was an open conversation course!  This was extremely helpful to address individual questions.  The small group was conducive to understanding the deeper theories.”

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