upper/lower cross syndrome??
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Topic: upper/lower cross syndrome??
Posted By: tjay777
Subject: upper/lower cross syndrome??
Date Posted: Feb 08 2013 at 5:09pm
Im a 22 year old who loves to exercise and have played sports my whole life. I've been dealing with some sort of "twist" for years and literally spend 90% of my time trying to stretch or think of what I can do to fix this. I don't have my own insurance yet and my parents won't send me to a PT right now. It's really starting to make me really depressed.
Now i definately have some sort of cross syndrome but it is much more dramatic all through the right side of my body. My Transverse abdominis on my right side seems virtually non existent(EXAMPLE: body sort of twists when getting up from laying down), which i think is because my low back on the right side is overcompensating. I'm now working on trying to activate my right glute but no matter how hard i try it seems i cant do this without involving my low back....and again this only happens on my right side. I believe the psoas may have something to do with this but I just dont know for sure. ANY ADVICE WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED PLEASE!!
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Posted By: tjay777
Date Posted: Feb 08 2013 at 5:18pm
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also should mention my TFL on right side is MUCH tighter than left side causing my right hip to externally rotate...im sure this could all be from years of throwing(baseball, football etc.) but what can i do?
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Posted By: Ask a PT
Date Posted: Feb 18 2013 at 2:36pm
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Hi TJ - Shortened muscles must be restored before embarking on training of the weakened muscles. Therefore, you should keep workign on stretching. You could also obtain a biofeedback machine ie: http://www.amazon.com/Shunpu-Digital-Therapy-Instrument-Bio-Feedback/dp/B005C6FR5K/ref=sr_1_12?s=hpc&ie=UTF8&qid=1361219709&sr=1-12&keywords=biofeedback+machine - http://www.amazon.com/Shunpu-Digital-Therapy-Instrument-Bio-Feedback/dp/B005C6FR5K/ref=sr_1_12?s=hpc&ie=UTF8&qid=1361219709&sr=1-12&keywords=biofeedback+machine . Which may help you with activiating the muscles that you are having difficulty with activating.
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