Kelsie Giles, PTA, and her team at Elite Physical Therapy (Michael Brown, PT, Kara Patterson, PTA, Luke Rowan, PT, and Matthew Thomas, PT), hosted Postural Respiration, the first-ever PRI course held in Mississippi!
Attendees grasped key concepts, including what is the ZOA, how do we establish it on the left, how does it change pathological patterned air flow, and what areas of the thorax need to expand to achieve alternating, reciprocal movement when we move? How does hyperinflation restrict our movement from side to side? How does blowing up a balloon change pelvic orientation, rib mechanics, and scapular position? How does the right lower trap and tricep help us feel the ground under our left foot? Why would Jimmy Kimmel benefit from a PRI program?
The course cites multiple research articles and includes numerous photos of typical humans with typical jobs and hobbies to illustrate how patterned breathing, from patterned position, stemming from the natural, normal asymmetries within us all, feed patterns of muscle over-activity. These patterns become entrained in our nervous system and underlie and explain the onset of neuro-musculoskeletal pathologies. Thank you to our models, Kelsie and Michael for helping the class better understand the superior T4 syndrome – what it looks like and how to address it. Our other models, Kaitlyn Keyser, TP, Kara, Herb Reinhard, ATC, Luke, and Nathan Yost, ATC, were game to take on some challenging non-manual techniques. There were lots of good questions to clarify concepts, most notably from Micheal Brown and Donna Rush, PT. Jason Reeves, PT – your oratory skills were much appreciated as we guided our models through non-manual techniques.
Thank you to the entire group for a wonderful weekend. Your southern hospitality was a treat for this Marylander!
