“On a beautiful August weekend I had the distinct pleasure of traveling down the street (I-90, 460 miles) from my home base in Missoula, MT to Sammamish, WA, just outside Seattle. Heading to the Seattle area is a second PRI home for me as I have attended many courses hosted by the good folks in the area, the big difference this weekend was I was the one doing the teaching!
G2 Sports and Physical Therapy hosted Myokinematic Restoration and we had a nice mix of mostly new to PRI attendees with a handful of more seasoned folks. Mike Ball, PT, PRC hopped on the ferry from Vashon Island to join us and lend his expertise as our lab assistant.
We delved into human asymmetry and the L AIC pattern with an emphasis on the positions that the pattern creates. Position preceding facilitation and driving appropriate pattern inhibition was the focal point for day one. We concluded with a demonstration addressing Miguel Punsalan’s L AIC pattern and a great representation of how our tests of position changed once the pattern was inhibited and the pelvis re-positioned.
Day two opened with more beautiful Seattle sunshine and we hammered down on using the Hruska Adduction Lift Test to identify what ingredients need to be focused on in treatment to hold onto our new pattern inhibition and ultimately get the body to alternate. I had a great discussion with Sumita Rao, PT, DPT, OCS in regards to the role muscle strength plays in our ability to be supported and stable in L stance. We discussed how strength work in a biased L AIC pattern will often result in just strengthening the pattern. We need to account for the pelvic and hip position necessary to achieve pattern inhibition and correct muscle facilitation as “weak” muscles are unable to demonstrate their true “strength” unless they are in a position to do so.
Our journeys’ through this process of life long learning at times meet with challenging information that may conflict with how we were taught and understand the human body. PRI is not here to knock down anyone’s foundation, that is where we come from, but it is no where near our ceiling. We are all incomplete and evolution requires openness, humility, and drive. Thank you to this group for helping me on my own path, my greatest hope is that our time together can serve as another rung onward.”
– Jason Miller
