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  • 01/15/2015 at 11:26 am in reply to: QL refuses to relax/release #75660
    AvatarKyle Hiddleson
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    Wow. Thanks so much, man. This has been incredibly helpful.

    Seems like I need:
    • Short term adjustments – weekly (ART, Graston, Chiro)
    • Medium-long term adjustments – daily (MWOD + more mindful training patterns)
    • Long term postural restoration (including proper breathing mechanics) – training + ongoing practice (Egoscue, Gokhale, PRI)
    • A doctor’s opinion (see a good physician)

    A couple questions come up with this:

    1. How to identify a “good” practitioner in any of these areas? Should I expect to see immediate improvement? If I don’t, should I move on to someone else?
    2. What about Grey Cook / FMS-related stuff? Would this fall into the category of long term postural restoration? Am I covering this by training well and focusing on great form or should I see a specialist to help correct side-to-side imbalances?
    3. This seems like a major time commitment. I can train 3-5 times per week (gym). I can plan on a 1/2 hour session at home per day. And I can make time for one appointment a week. Any suggestions on how to fit it all in?
    Any thoughts on all of that would be appreciated. If not, no problem. These are questions I can wrestle with too.
    Once again, thanks for everything, David!
    01/14/2015 at 10:27 am in reply to: QL refuses to relax/release #75654
    AvatarKyle Hiddleson
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    Thanks again, David. Another couple of quick ones for you:

    You said weekly chiro. How often should I do Graston/ART?

    Also, should I really go get an MRI? Or is the x-ray + other work enough?
    One thing that scares me about MRI and similar procedures is that it always seems like they turn up problems, and I’m worried someone’s going to prescribe surgery or something crazy like that. Of course, I’ve never had an MRI so I definitely don’t know what I’m talking about. Any thoughts on that?
    01/13/2015 at 1:50 pm in reply to: QL refuses to relax/release #75650
    AvatarKyle Hiddleson
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    THANKS A TON, DAVID!!!

    #1 – Makes sense. I am really putting a lot of time into bodyweight only stuff right now, so we’re on the same page.
    #2 – Possible. I haven’t had MRI. I did have an x-ray about a year ago when hip pain first started and everything looked good.
    #3 – I could do more couch stretch. I was doing the banded version, since my quads were so messed up. I had a ton of knee pain in couch stretch. This is calming down a bit, but I need to keep smashing my quads and also doing the anterior hip openers.
    #4 –  I like MWOD a lot for several reasons: 1) it is empowering, 2) it seems to tie together many “loose ends” into a cohesive whole that makes a lot of sense to me. My gut tells me that one area that is weak for me (that MWOD doesn’t really address very well) is breathing.

    Re: which methods have practictioners close to you?
    Will research this. Also, I should say that I know Egoscue pretty well, so my thoughts are to stick with that, combined with MWOD + Gokhale stuff. I need to learn more about breathing as well, so will look into some of the stuff you mentioned above (PRI, DNS).
    Re: fill in with things like ART, graston and weekly chiro treatments to address the short term pain issues until you improve your posture.

    What are the differences between these three in your opinion? Would love to hear your perspective on this.
    01/10/2015 at 10:48 am in reply to: QL refuses to relax/release #75641
    AvatarKyle Hiddleson
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    Hey David. Thanks for the response.

    Wanted to open this up again. I am a MWOD Pro subscriber now and have been learning a lot and working through various sequences. I am also doing a lot of Category 1 movements at the gym (box squats, ring pushups, deadlifts, pull ups, working on front rack position). Seeing massage therapist with more regularity.
    My hip pain has been reduced by quite a bit, and now I’ve got persistent back pain. The hip rotation is still there. The lordosis (overextension in lumbar) is still there, but stabilizing.
    I’d like to target the hip rotation problem and so will refocus on the the ep. 128 stuff, BUT…
    What professionals could I see to help me with this? Is this hip repositioning thing the territory of a chiro? Physio? Osteopath? If not, who?
    Also – what sort of “disciplines” would the ideal person be able to instruct me in? PRI? Egoscue? Etc….
    11/16/2014 at 5:54 pm in reply to: QL refuses to relax/release #75480
    AvatarKyle Hiddleson
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    Also, another interesting symptom that I’ve noticed is that the glute complex in my left leg (the pain side) has a LOT of trouble engaging when I run, practice martial arts, lift, or walk.

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