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CORRECTIVES
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Five lectures and accompanying movement exercises
which constitute an introductory course in correctives
given by Irmgard Bartenieff at the Dance Notation Bureau.
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The five sessions include:
1) Corrective: Its History and Terminology 1. I
2) The Lower Unit: Initiation from Center of
Weight - Locomotion - Change of Level 9.
3) The Rotary Element in Movement 15.
4) The Upper Unit: Counterbalance - Exploration
- Orientation - Manipulation -
Communication 23.
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. 5) Breathing 31.
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CORRECTICVOEU RSE
SessioOnn e
Historayn dT erminology
byI rmgarBda rtenfi ef
Thep ractiocfec orrteicveosr giinateidn o rthopediIcns .
Germantyh,i st ookt hef ormo f,se,, ts of exerci§._es _!>o�ns �d
_mechanitcos9 orrecpto sturaen da lignmeonftt hes pine:
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AfteWro rlWda rI ,E uropsea wa no utburosfti ntereisnt
gymnastipciso,n eerbeyd� ss MensendieaqnhAm ,e rican
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doctowri tha followiinn E uroe andt U.S Shein tro
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ducea wareneosfsm usclecso ntractoirnr ge a xeda sa
meantso c orrecpto sturaen df unctionaaclt ions,t ilbla sed
ont hek nowledogfei ndividumauls clfeu nctiaonnd m echanics.
Contemporwaitrh yM ensendiceacmhet he.z: evolutiionnd ance
withI sadorDau pca.n andR uodlfL abana,n dt he" Wandervogel"
movemewnitt hi tse mphasoins' 'naturdarle"s sb,o dyc ulture,
folka rta ndm usifco rms.T hisw asa philoopshicaolr·i en
tatioinn w hicmha nyi deasa,e stheticcu,l turaplo,l itical,
emergeadn dc onveerd.g
Copyright19 74@) byt heD ancNeo tatiBounr eauI,n c.
Furthermobryet ,h e2 0'so,r iental philosmoepdhiitcaatli,v e
ThirPdr intin1g97,7 andb odyt echniqubeesc amaen i nfluenocner ehabilitaotfi on
postureI.n theU .S�M,a beTlo ddL,u luS weigaarndd
JDsephiRnaet hbodneev elopaepdp raochetso m usculaawra re
nessa ndb alancoef r e'.laxataincoalnc tiotnh rougmhe ditative
ors ensory a\o1au; r:e.n?.·.�r:.sc.s; Dei:s..E .J acobsdeenv eloped
cpnscioruelsa xatioofni ndividumaulsc lger ouptsh rough
concentration.
Twom ains;t reamst husd evelopheedr ea:) m ethodosf c oncen
tratioann da warenesosf t heb odyi nth e motionlestsast e
andb )m ethodosf k inestheatwiacr eness leiandtiomn ogv e
ment.B esideJsa,c obseCnh�a rlotte SeMlavtetrh,iA alse xander
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ofE nglanadn,d T oddS,w eigaarndd R athbobneel ontgo t he
firstt;h eI sraeFleil dendreGiesr,t Aal exandoefrD enmark,
andL ababne lontgo t hel attegrr oup.
In presenticnogr rectiivnet se rmosf L aban'cso nceptist,
seemism portatnotu nderstahnodwt hisa pproa,crhe latteos
othecrq ntemporcaorryr ectimveatsh odasn dt heitrh eoretical
bas�sF.w em ustb egitno l eartno d istingubiesthw ee\inO rk
witl;:lm entalc oncentratiimoang,e rsye,l f-exploraantdid oinr ect
actionA.l lo ft hesmee thodhsa vei nc ommotnh ec oncerwni th
basiacc tivitioefcs h angipnogs turfer oml yintgo s ittintgo
ptanditnogl ocomotiasnt gh eb asiosf a llb odyt �aining.
Inp ostur�a?ll ancteh,e b ody, ftrhoemp oinotf v iewo f
mechanicissa, l wayo9f f-balanscoet ,o , speakT.h.em ore
recent vpiaerwt,i culabriloym echansitcrse,s .asnedss upports
thed ynamiacs pectosf b alanceI.n n ormaslt.a ndingt,h eries
alwayas s lighstw ayinogf t heb odyf orminag f igur8e u nder
foot.T hisi sa constalnytr eneweodr ientattioot nh redei men
sionalirteyl atetdo t hem idlinoef t heb odya ndt ov erticality.
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somem usclger oupbse infgi xeidn p ermanecnotn tcrtaion,
Inn eur-opyhsiologitcearlm sp,o sturbaall ancmee anrse adi
otherbse inlge fto uto ff unctioniSnign.c peo sutrei ss een
nesst oc hangteh ec onstellaotfih oena dt,r unakn dl imbs,
asr eadinetsosm ovet,o c hangteh roughotuhteb odys,u ch
asw ella sm aintainsiuncghc onstellatuinodnespr r olondg e
fixedneosfso neo rm oreg rouposf m uscleisn terrupotrs re
activityT.h eries n or igiddi visiboent weepno sture and
ducerse adinetsosc hangaen dt hush asf ar-rcehainegf fects
activfeu nctiionnm ovemenbto;t ha red erivefdr omt hes ame
ona llp atteronfsa rmsl,e gsa,n dt runk.
complemxe chanisms. Lvaibeawin s'c so nsistewnitt ht his
inasmuacshh ec onceivoefsp osturaen db alancaest he
Remarkosn t heu sefulneosfs anatomical ktnoot whlee dge
architectcuornavle rgionfg sevedriarle ctiofnoarlc esa,
practitioner:
multidirectoiroineanlt atiinor ne latitoonv ertical,i ty
thusa dynamipci cturoef p osturbaall ancree,l atian�gl
Theries c onfusiaomno nsgo med anctee acherpshy,s icaelduca
directi.otnots h ev erticaaxli so f uprisgthatn ceT.h is .
torsa nde venp hysictahle rapisotnh so wt ou sea natomical
alsoe mboditehse i deao fr eadinetsosc hangaen da bility
factess tablished from atnedcx htabrotofsko sr improving
tom aintaai nc onstella6tfil oinm bisn s pace.I ta lso
thef unctioofnw eakm usclebsy s pecifeixce rciseSso.m e
opposetsh ec oncepotf s tativcs .d ynamisct ageisn p os
danctee acheervse na ssumteh atk nowinwgh erteh em usclies
tureo ft heo ldemre chanisccsh ools.
locateidn t heb odyi ss ufficietnodt e vissep ecifeixce ;.r.
cisefso ri tsm oree fficieunsta ge.T hisw orktso s omee x
Theb asiacc tivitioefst heb odya rel yings,i ttincgr,a w
lingk,n eelinsgt,a ndinagn,dw alkingL.o como�t sieoems tentw heno nlyo nej oinits c onside�leidk,ea kneeo re �bow.
Whati so verlookiest dh atk nowledogfea natomifcuanlc tion
tob eb uilitn o ne very levell yfirntogom s tandingL.o co
is_ inferrie.ed.,, isn oto btainbeydd irecotb servatoifo n
motioonn t hesvea rioulse velosn lyg radualalsys umeosr ien
tatiotno warodu tsei dspacien d irectioin.es.,, becomes them ovinpga rto,r t hec oordina�t oifos everap�lr ts. , .
orientteodt hee nvironmenItnl. y ingt,h eries w riggling Havinlge arnebdy d issectioofbn o die.st,h e� ocatioonr,i gin,
insertiaonndd irectioofnt hec ontractfiilbee rs a opfa r
andr ollinwgh erwer igglihnagsa headward-taiolrwiairnd
ticulamru sclet,h ea natomicsatne stabliisthsm a.ixmum
tationC.r awlipnagt teranssw ella se arlsyw imminpga t
range.F romt hereh,e c ane stabliasnho ptimupmo sitioof
ternsi,n-volvper ogresswiiotnht heu seo ff ourl imbs �
eithe1r) unilaterail.ley.,, r ighutp peqru adraanntd thej oinfto rt hem usclteo f unctionI.t sa ctuafl�n ction
righlto weart t hes amet imer,e sultiinng" pacing("l ikae, ingc ano nlyb ea scertaibnyea d c ombi�niaono fd e7vces:
camel)o;r 2 )c ontralateria.lel.,y r,i ghutp pewri thl eft considertihnegp atho ft hel imb,p alpatitnhgea c7tvec o�
tractioofnt hem uscleosr u sinagn e lectromyhoigcrd aepvice
lowelri mb.P rogressoinof no url imbiss s tilo1r iented
ift hep articaurml usclger ouips c loseen ougtho t hes urface.
essentiahlelayd waorrdt ailwardH.o wevetrh,e l ateral
potentiianlt hep atterinn troducae nse wd irecti�o na
choicea,g ainswth icphr ogressbieocno mefso rwar(d in a Furtherm�ore neweri nr- ebsieoamrecchh aannidci nsn euro
physioloogiyn ttso t hef actt hatm usclaec tioins i nitiated
directioann)db ackinugp . Thisi st hel eveolf m ostq uad
inp atternis.e,., eithefro rs everamlu sclegsro upeadr ound
rupeadn imalist;s p atteronfst hel imbrse maitnh ee ssen
onej oinotr a si nitiatiknign eticch aintsh ati nvolvseveral
tialp atteronfsu prighwta lkini�g man( for�esmtc o�tra 7
jointosf o n limbo rc oodrinatpea rtosf t het orswoi tht he
lateratlyi) .I nc rawlinagl,o nwgi thp rogressiroing,h t e:i_
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limbp attern.
andl eftd istinctiisod ne velopeIdn.m an,r ighatn dl eft
distinctaisow ne lla sa ssymmetriucsaelo fl imbiss-
NeurophylsoigoicaLle velosf P osture
furtherre finebdy t hes eparatteh,o ugshi multaneously
occurridnegv elopmoefnt th eu ppelri mbfso rr eachi,n
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ModerNne urophysiolorgeisceaalro cnht hei ngredieonft s
gfriarsspptil anangtd te haoeufi t crho iosir ndtiengartwaiitoiti\nshov r nie saicoahnnew ddhh ne maarnis• n.i Ag t s posturhea s' leadw ayf romt hec oncept�ta tt hec o�ntell�ia.o n
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uprighfto;r t hef irstti met hes pacoef t hee n�ir�oentb e ofh anfdt runakn dl imbiss t ob ec ocneiveedx clusivienl y
termos theb alancceo ncepotfsm echanicTsh.e t racinogf
comevsi siblaen da ccessibilnem oret hano ned imension.
Graspiwnigt hi tsc oncomiteaxnpte rienocfae fielodf v ision
ando rbiotf r eacmha rksa lsot h.bee ginnionfgd ifferen
tiatioonfs elff rome nvironmeTnhti.s i sr elatetdo u p
righpto stureT.h ed evelopmoefnp to sturaen do fm anipu
latioonf o bjectpsr ovidteh ee xperienocfne e ara ndf ar, 1
Fort hisr easons,i ngle jeoxienrtc iissec ominmgo rea nd
closteo t heb odya ndo uti ns pace.
mor�i nto disrepIutti es.i ncreasingly lt�i cmaisteesd
wherfeu nctiiosns everliyn terrupltoecda llays,i nl ocal
Fromb otht hen euro-physioll piogiincotaf v iewa,n df rom
inju�ileisk ew oundsf,r acturionfbg o neo,r i ni njuriteos
thato fL aban'ssp acceo necptsa, disturbea onfcp osturcea n
the� ervoef a muscle groIutpi .st heno nlyu seda sa
thusb et houghotf a st hei ntroductoifou nn favorasbtlaet ics: �¢
firsstt ep relocaatned r e-establlioscha flu nctiaonnd
coordinaittie n tot he toltiaml bl,i mb-truonrkt ,r unk
2. pattern.
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thec ontroolv erfl exion-extepnastitoenr bnysr eflexes of LeveFlo ur: Corlteivceall. H erea lls ensori-rm sottiomuli
increasicnogmp lexiotnvy a rioulse velosf t heb raihna sp ro andc ontributairoens so rteodu ti ns omew ay
v�deds omei nsighit� tot hec omplepxa tternoifnt gh er ela- comparatbola e centraslw ithcboardT.h erefore,
tiont og ravitayn dt oo nea nothebru,t t heya lsoa rea n thep rimarcyo ntroolv ers electivoanr iatioofn
importapnatr to ft hea waren·oefso sn eselafn do fo ne's patterinse stablisheAdt.t hisl evelt,h eo nly
surroundinIgnst .h eg rowtohf t hec hilodn ec ant racteo reflexicvoen tributairoent sh ee quilibrium
somee xtentth es tageosf thdee velopmeTnhte.c ontribu- reactiownhsi,c ahr er athearu tomatrieca ctions
tionosf t hesvea rioupso sturraelf lexoersa utomataicct ions thanp urer eflexesI.na nyp ositiolny,i ng,
telltsh es toroyf d evelopmepnotsatlu ral orienatnadt ion, sittingk,n eelinsgta,n dinga, l ateratli lto f
confirsmosm ec oncepotfsL aban'tsh eorye;.g ., distinctions theb odyi nducefdr omo utsidper,o ducae msa rked
between sifmoplldei ng-unfolwdhiincgwh,e c onsidbeord yr elated, bilateraabld uctipoant terinna lle xtremieets.
inc ontrawsitt ht hredei mensiounsaelo fm ovemenvta,r ious Thisa bductiiosns omewhmoarte markeodn t he
apporachetso s pacweh iccho mew itht'h ee stablisrheeld sidea wayf romt het ilt.T heseeq uilibrium
ationshtiopv erticalirtiyg,h lte-ftnesasn,da ssymmet- reactiodnosn o�a ppeabre forvee tricasli tting
ricauls eo ft h�b ody.T hef ollowianrget hef ourl evels ise stablished.
ofp osturraelf lexes:
Neurophysioilsoh geyr ·ed efinpionsgt urfauln cotnia nda d
LeveOln e: (not peuxrcee pitn u tero)S.p inalle vel, justmeanstp arto fm ovemebneth aviorI.t should, therefore,
apedaslt agen,o l ocomotinoonc ,o nstel beo fi nteretsott het eacheorf m ovemetnote xaminteh ese
latioonf h eada limbs.T ouchitnhge f oostole developmelnetvaell osf p osturaest heya ffect increasinq
whent hel egi si nf l exioonr e xtensiporno awareneosfsb odya nde nvironmeTnhte.s lee velasl os show
duceist o ppositeT.h iso ccursi na nyl imb, thed eveplmoenotf b ody-limb patthtaetfr onrsm t hef unc
uppeorr l owers,u pinoer p rone. tionabla siosf a llo rgani-azcetdi viotfyt hem aturaed ult.
LeveTlw o:B raisnt em levPeals.s ivhee adm ovement Thea bovpea tternasr ep rimitiivnet hes ensteh a·tt heayr e
establisphaetst erinnsl imbs.l }T urning survivpaalt ternasl,t houagshm ovemepnatt tertnhse ya re
establisdhiefsf erenocfer si ghatn dl eft; rathecro mplexW.h enb raidnam ageo ccursm,o vemefnutn tcions
uppearn dl owelri mbosn s idet oward which maya ppeaart t hesger oslse velsa,n d,i ndeedth,e yh ave been
headt urnssh owasn i ncreaisnet otaelx ten usedt oc onditni boraidna magepda tienttosf unctiionna
sort onet;h eo pposistied es howasn i ncrease limitewda y.T heslee velasr ee verpreenstb uts ubsumbeyd
int otafll exotro ne.2 )S upportrienagc tions: thec ompleixn tgeratioonn t heh ighte,si .e., cotricalle vels.
firsrte actitoonv ertical-ihtoyl dintgh e. Thisi ntgeratiosne emtso b ei nd angeorf w e�keniinngo ur
chilvde rtically hiwsif tehe tt ouchitnhge civliizaotni,w ithi tsl acko fd emanodn a physicsaulr vival
floorb,o uncihnigm t owartdh ef looirn creases level.T husw es eev ariouksi ndosf h eads-pine-vispiroonb
flexotro nea,w ayf romt hef looirn creases lems.T echniqluiekse M atthiAalse xandeCrh,a rlotSteel ver,
totaelx tenstoorn e. andJ acobsaerne a ttempttosr e-integrtahteees patt�rns
�hrougcho nscioeufsf orotn t hec otricalle vel.
LeveTlh reeM:idbralienv el.R ightirnega ctions. Here
activteu rninogf theh eadi nducesse quences
Qf movementH.e adt urninign ducerso lling
overw itht hew holter unokr s egmenbtys eg
ment.I ft hec hilids h eldo uti ns pacwei th
hisv isioenx'c ludendo,m atteri nw hatp osiiton
hei sh elda,n i mmediatrei ghtionfgt heh ead
intov ertical(iwtiyt h mouth horizontal) will
bep roducedT.h es amet hinwgi llh appeinf
visioins i nclud�.V erticaliistt yh usp er
ceivetdh rougth'h et hree-dimensaipopnaarla tus
oft hel abyrintohfts h ei nner ear,f urand
thers ecureadn ds eparatienldyu cebdy v ision.
Orientattioot nh ev erticaaxli sp,l usf ollow
ingt heh eada ctiowni tht runakd jutsmenta,r e
indispensfaobrla el lc hangeosfp ositiaonnd
level.T hisi st hel eveoln w hicmho stq uad
rupedasr ec ompletseellyf -siucfifent.
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MovemeSnets sion 3. Stanndgiw iht wides tancel,e tb odyd ropd ownb etweelne gs
througche nteorf w eight.
1. Lyingf,i ndr eiationsohfil pi mbasn dh eadt ow eightI.n
partnerosn,ew orkosn t heo thewri thp assivmea nipulation
tog �tw eighstp reatdh rougthh eb odyt,h usf reeintgh e
body.T hism ayi nvolvlei ftintgh el egsu ndetrh eh eels
to lett hew eighfta lli ntot hep elvis; smotohteh ing
scapulianet of latneasnsd l owearn glaen choraagleo ntgh e
ribsa;r ousisnegn satioofnw eighatn dg ravitiynr ela-
tiont on ecka lignmebnytg raspitnhge p ersonh'esa da t
atlaasn du ndecrh ina ndp ullintgh ep ersoanl ong tfhleo or.
Thisa lsop roducseysmm etroyf r ighte-flt,g ivetsh ef eeling
ofc entelri neo fb odya ndi tsi ntersectwiiotnht hep oint
ofg ravity.
4. Workinign p artner1s l,y inkgn eeusp ,f eeto nf loor2,
standionvge r1. Armse xtendehda,n dcsl aspedP.a rtners
reverse positionsw,e ilgehsttht iifndtgo a llt hew ork
withn op ushinogr p ullingF.e elc hangbee tweebna ckward
downwasrhdfi to fw eighitn tol yinga,n df orwda-rupward
shifitn tos tandinwgi,t hs ternutma kinogv eri nitiation
atl astm inutoen u pward.
2. 'SatndingF.e elt heo ff-balaonfcb ea lan•.c eS hiftth e
-weigfhrto mt oest oh eelasn d bacWki.t hw eighotv erb alls
off ee�tf indt hec onnectoioftn h et otablo dyt hroughhe els
toc occx tor ibc agei nt hes pinet,o s ternu-ma s patial
relationshSiwpa.y in�ge,e lt hes lighetx te�nsioofnt h.ebody
whent hew eighsth iftfso rwarodn t het oess, ightr ounding
whenw eighsth iftbsa kcwarodn h eels.S wayw itha rmsc lasped 5. Sittin-gf oldl egsi na nde xtentdh ema,l ternatlienggs
inf rontto g ivet orsao shapef,e elt hes amet otaslh ape
ands liidngt hema lontgh ef loor.P artnetro uchetsh e
change.
heada nd neocfkt hes it t.etro s eew hent ensioanr ises
andt rietso i nhibit ttehnes iobny k eepiqtgh eh ead
ma.king smalald justmecnotnst inuously.
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CO,RRECTIVES COURSE
1' SessioTnw o
'Ihe Iewer Unit:I nitiatfiroonm C euteorf W eigh-tL ocomoti-on
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Cha.nogfeL evel
There arer oughltyh rekei ndosf p elviicn volvemiennm to vements
ofl owetrr unk-thigh1-) lmeogv:e meonftt hew holter unaks a
unito nt heh ip,w itht hea xiso ft hem ovemetnhtr ougthh et wo
greatetrr ochant(earh so rizontaaxli s)e;. g.t,r unbke ndinfgo r
wardo,r t iltintgh isa xisa si nl ateralbenodfit nhge t runk;
2) pelvimco vemewnitt ht het higha,s i nl egr aisin3g);i so
latepde lvimco vemefnotr wardc-kbwaarodr h orizontaalsli yt,
occursf,o ri nstancien,A fricadna ncwei tht heu ppeurn it
oppositnhge p elviwsh icrho tateasn terior-posteriorly or
laterally.
Withr egartdo t hep elvitci lta ndi tsr olei nl ega ndt runk
movementth,e ries s tilmlu ch discussSioomneo. f t hem ain
musclger oup.si nvolivnet �h ep elvitci ltc annotb et ested
eletcromyographicFaolrleym.o asmto ntgh esaer et hei liopsoas
andm ostc ft hee xternraolt atoorfst heh ip.T hust her oleo f
thesmeu scledge fiecso mplebtieo mechanaincaally sibsu,tf rom
thec liniciaannsd'p ractitioneexrpse'r ientchee, following
factsse emt oe merge.
Structuratlhleyp ,e lviwsi thi tst hreb,oen e-s iliumi,s chium
andp utibco ne- represenat sso mewhwaatr peodp enr ing which
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isc losebdy t hew edged-sianc rumT.h ei nclusioofnt hes acrum
ma.ket.sh-ep evJi sa na ttachmeonft.t h Jes pine.A \'{ell-kncf1a\\c"tn
confirtmhsi sa:n yt ilto ft hep eivipsr oduccehsa ngeisn t he
lumbasrp inceu rve.T hem ovemenotfst ·h ep elvihsa vet hreceo m
ponents:
1) Supra-peltvhieca 'b:d omina(lmsa inlloyw er segments),
thel umbasrp inet,h el umbaerx-tenso(rqsu adraltuumsb orum).
2)T heh ip( musclmeosv intgh eh 1pi tself): extensors,
abductoradsd'U,c torasn dr otatso orft hel egsa,l lh avintgh eir
origiinn t hep elvigdi rdleO.f t hes_eo ,nlyt hee xtensors
(glutemuasx imu,m a)b ductoarnsdi nternraolt ator(sg luteus
mediuasn dm inimuasn)d s omep ortioonf t hea dductoarrses u�er
ficialllcyca ted andc anb ep alpated.
3) The pelvic fcloomopro nenbte:c ausoef t hei nternally
locateodr iginosf t hem usclecso mprisitnhgi sc omponenlti,t tle
i!?k nowtnh rougahn atomicraels earacbho ut thfeuinrc tiionn
movemepnatt ternTsh.e m usclecso mprjsitnhgep elvifcl ooarr e
iliacu(sh ifpl exorm)o,s to ft hee xternraolt atortsh,ec occy
geouasn dp ortioonfst hea dductaonrd h amstrigrnogup E-. 'l'he
combinatioofnt sh esmeu scletsh,e ierx accto.f' .tributtoip oenl vic
movement, iss tiluln der discusbsuitto hne,ya rek nowtno p ro
ducee ithear s lighttig htenionfgt hep elvifcl ooorr a slight
wider1inTgh.i sa ddsa thirddi mensitoont hef orward-backward
(a.nterior-postaenrdsi lcirg)h tdloyw nward.-u.pcwoamrpdo neonft s
thep eJ vie. tiltT.h ereforient, h ep elvitci ltf orwar(ds een. as
a forwar-d.-dodw mnowtairoonf t hea netrior-sruiproe SFine wiinth
cre:asoef t hel unrblaorr dosist)h,ep elvifcl oorc omponepnrto
vjdes anchcra.ogfet heliow est pa.rcft the sacruamn dt hec: occyx,
thusb alancingl otrhdeio nsg f orceosf 1 umbas.pri naen dh ip
extensors.
9.
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Two- 3
Two- 2
3) Liftinhgi p-pelvoifsff looirn f lexio(nr ockinsgh)i,f ting
By t��s amet okeni,n t hep elvitci ltb ackwar(ds eeans a n
weighhte adwarads,i nb ackwasrodm ersa�u(lftu luls eo fa llf lex
upward-backrwiadridnu gp o ft hea nterior-supsepriinoer) ,
inge lementisl:i ops,o alsowearn du ppear ominalisn a llp or
�oc�ygeaanlchorapgleu st her oundin(gf lexinfgo)r ceosn the
tionsg,r aderde laxatioofnl umbar-dorsal extiesnosmoertsr)i=c
_
lumbars pinper ovidbeydt hei liacus-pasroeaf su rthesru pp
initiatoifown e ightto wardhse ad.
lementbeyds omeo ft heo theerl emenftrso mw hatw eh avec ome
4) Droppiknnge etso t hes idef romb acklyipnogs itiwoint h arms
toc allt hep elvifcl oocro mponenItn.t hep elvitci ltb ack
spread overhead, kfneeeetos n f bleonotr,.T hise stablishes
wardo,v erus(eo vershorteonfit nhge)a bdominailsbs a lanced
theb oyd diagon-alr ighatr ma nds houldteorl efth ip-thi-gh
ant:eior-posteriaosrw leyl la sl ateralblyye lemenotfst he
andg iveas maximaslt retcfho rt hed iagoln paullt hrougthh e
pelvifcl oocro mponenitna, d dititoono thelra teraaln d
trunk.T hisi st heb asifso ra llt wistosf t hel oweurn ti
rotareyl emenftrso mt heh ipm uscles.
aga�is� theu ppewri tho rw ithousth iftosf w eighta,s. wella s
providisnugp porfto ra lls patialllayr gaer m-heaacdt ivities.
Thust hep elvitci lts houlndo tb et aughats t ightenienigt her
(Reeducatoiflo ant eraell emenitnsh ip,a bdominablasc,k ·
t�e buttoc(khsi epx tensorosrt )h ea bdominalSsu.c hi nstruc muscles essefnotrli aatle raolr.r atarsyh iftosf w eight=)
tionle veo uta lll ateraaln dr otareyl emenwthsi cmha ket he
� � diagontaolt atlr unpka tterns.
pelvitci lta fulla djunctto t het hredei mensional movements
5) Isolatpeedl vimco vemelnyti nogr s tandin(gm ainilnyt erplay
oft h hipi nw lkings,h iftosf w eighatn dc hangeosf l evel.
7 � ofs upra-pelavnidpc e lvifcl oor-thciogmhp onents).
Int hisc onnectitohner oleo ft hei liopsohaasst ·o b er e
evaluated. pWrhoiflees siodniaslc ussihoandc entermeods tly
Factorwsh iclhi mipte lvimco vemenftr,e quentfloyu nidn b ack
arondt hep robleomf w hethetrh ei liopso"awse akentsh"e
:i problemasr,e :t ighbtu ttocmku scletsi,g htt ensofra scialea tae
actionotfh ea bdominailnts r unk fledxuiroinns gi tu ps,i ts
(fascailao nogu tsidoef t higdho wnt ok nee)t,i ghatd ductors,
_
7xclusi.fornomp: op7e functioniinnp ge lvis-hip fwleeaxkieonns tighltu mbare xtensoarssw ella st ightneisnsp ortioonfst he
itss teeriancg�i oni nt heo pposiptaet terann di sa weako pposer abdoimnalsm,a inlrye ctuasb dominuwsh,i cihs t hec entraclo nnec
�f tr�nk7 x�ensionT.h ereforiet,se xclusiiosna majofra ctor tionb etweetnh e lobwreera sbto nea ndt hep ubibco ne.I solated
inmaintaincionngt ractiio.ne,. s,p asmi,n t hel umbaerx tensors.
. tightneisnsd icattehsa tt hef reei nterplbaeyt weeonp posing
This�e emst.o � e them 1:1c� morec riticaaslp ecotf i liopsoas musclger oupssu cha sf lexors-extenassow resl,la st heicro mbi
�unctiotno t �isp ractitionTehre.c ruciaplr obleomf r eeducat� nationwsi thl ateraaln dr otareyl ementiss,d isturbaendds patial
ingp atterinnsl owebra ckp robleims·st hep ropeirn clusion of adjustmeinnte si thetrr nuk-limmbo vemeonrtw eighsth ifitn a ny
alll owetrr upk-hfilpe xioenl ementtsh;i sm eanrse educating
directicoann nobte c arrieodu tw ithe ase.
psoas-iliaccutsi oinn t hesmeo vemepnatt terns.
Thes tudensth qulrde latael lt he exercisesh egrietv oet nh e
Fivee xercisweisl ls ervteo d efinteh ed ifferernotl etsh e
five" coree"x ercistehsa ts ett hem odeflo rt hem ostc ritical
pelvipsl ayisn e ither1): pelvis-thaicgthi on2;) i nitiation
patteronfsl owesrp ine-pelvis-hipa-stw heilglah s,t heicro nnec
o� movem�e antt h7 p�into � gr�aityf ore ithefro rwarpdr opul tiontso u·p pebro dym ovementT.h ee xamplgeisv erna ngfer omv ery
sion( walnkg,s hifting wienig gehttt inogf ft hef loor)o rt he
� smalmlo vemesnutp portfeudl loyn t hef lootro r adicalle vel
headwalridf tosf t hel owetrr unikn b ackwasrodm ersault·
changfer oms tanditnogl yintgo s ittingT.h ew ayt ob uilad
3)d iagontaolt atlr unpka ttercnosn nectiunpgpe arn dl o�er
prograomf r eeducatairoonu ntdh eb asicco red ependosn t hep rob
.
unittsh rougcho unteortrationA.l la red ones upine.
lem,a gea ndg eneraslt atoef b odym obiliotfyt hep ersonF.o r
instanctei,g htneosfst heb acke xtensoprrse ventthse f ullu se
·l')R nsingt higwhi thk neeb ent( reeducatoifio lni opsoas,
� ofi liopsoaansda bdominaalssw ,e lla st hei nterploafyt he
re�ucinbga cke xtenssopra samn da bdominsahlo rteninpge)l=v is accompanyliantge raaln dr otareyl ementRse.e ducatciaonnb e
thghp attern.
� doneu sinrge lativeslmya ll moveumneintbts y f ocusicnogn cen�
2)(L�ftinbgo thh ips�n extensiobfnft he0flo(ofru lelx tension tratioonn a wareneosfst het hreceo mponen(ttsh redei mensions)
of.h ipsa� d �u� �r �pinec,o unteracbtyel do wesstp inaen chorage) aforementi.ionnc eodn nection.bwrietaht hinIgn.t hei nstanocfe
= isometriinci tiatioofcn e nteorf w eighwti ths hiftto wards tighbta cke xtensorrse,l axatioofln o webra ck musacnldea sw are
fet. Thisi st hef orerunnoercr o rep atteronf f orward-upward
7 nesso ft hep elvifcl oocra nb ei nducebdy c onecntrationng
sh�itso ft he� enteorf w eightw,h ethebri lateroarla lternating, "breathiinngt ot"h esree gionsT.h ep ressucrhea ngecsa uf?ebdy
asi � thew alkinpga tteronr c limbisntga irst=h eb asifso rp ro downwaarndd u pwarmdo tioonf t hed iaphracgamnb et husr ealized
pulsiopna tternsP�r opulsiisoo np eratitvoea moderadteeq ree
andt hrougahw areneosfst hesseu btlien terncahla ngerse laxation
inw alki,n igne ver�yr ansfereonfcw ee ighfto rwaridn,c hange oft hee xternmauls cleisnf ronta ndi nb acka ndt heiirn terplay
ofl eveslu cha sgettinuao f·rom i=d.ttinwCJ:i_ th a fro!".tal, i.e., witht hed eepeorn esc anb eb roughatb out.
.
forwarpdw-aurldi fto ft hep oinotf g raivty.A warenetshse re
foreh ast G bed irecteeidt hetro wardbso dyp art-s straightening
off�ontahli p areai,s chiuamn dc occyxo,r t owardas c leamra in
.
taininogf t hef orward-uppwualrlod f t hep elvis-loawbedro men.
11.
10.
Two 5
-
Two- 4
5. Sittinsgh,i flta teralolnyi schia(," wkailngo nt hes e�t")
keepintgh ep elvifcl oocro mponeanctt iveS.h ift fbreolmo w
notb y shortensiindge osr l iftinhgi p.S ames hiffto rward
MovemeSnets sion inl ocomotiaonnd backwaOrndf .o rwarfde,e lp ropulsiforno m
thep elvifcl oort,h eb ottoomf t hep elviso;n b ackwarkde,e p
ischiuan deyro u.
�
1. Lyingl,i fth ip�f owrar-upwartdh,e f orwarddi rectiso�nn ding
thew eightto wardtsh ef eetr athetrh ant owardtsh es houelrds.
Strestsh ee venp articipatoifot nh ep elvifcl oocro mponent
witht hea nteriaonrd p ostericoorm ponenotfts h eh ip-pelvis,
·
witht hel ateraclo mponeanctt intgo g uidteh em ovement).
6. Onh andasn dk neesd,r opt hep elvitso o nes idea ndt hent he
other.R ecovetro s ymmetbryya ctiveulsyi ntgh ep elvifcl oor
oft heb ottolme gf romu nderneattorh a isteh ew eighti,n stead
2. Lyingr,a ise thighk nwe�ebt ehn ti,n hibitipnegl vitci lting of pushaiwnagyf romt heh ands.
backward.
3. Layingb,r inkgn eetso c hesatn dr ocks pinoef ft hef loor head
wardf romt hep elviasn dl egs.T ryn ott oo ver-use abdominals,
nort oi ncreatseen siobne hintdh ek nee.
7 Standinpgl,u ngfeo rward-dowtnows ahridf wte ighotn toy our
.
hands( armasn dl egse xtend)e .dW alkt heh andfso rwarudn til
theb odyi se xtend,e tdheni nitiaftreo mt hep elvitso w alk
thef eett owartdh eh andasn dt hrougthh emt os ittingI.n
suchr adicaclh angeosf t hree movement -fiancittoirast ion
fromu ppeorr l oweurn itd,i rectioofn l owerionrgr aising
weight, masxtirmeatlc hionrgf lexinogf b ody- allt hree
factorhsa vet ob ec oncentraotnes di multaneoiunso lryd etro
reversoer i nitiatthee m ajosrh ape-weicghhatn ges.
4. Lyingk,n eeusp ,f eeto nf loord,r opk neetso o nes idet,h en
theo ther.F eelt hed iagonbaelt weetnh ef ootwalredn gthening
oft hel umbasrp inaen dt heo pposi·tseh oulldeenrg thening up
ward.O nt her eturn ftrhoesm i def,e elt hea bductiancgt ion
oft hel ego nt op,t hea dductionfgt heo neb elow.A lso,
begitnh es hifbta ckt os ymmetrfyr omt hes acrumn,o tb yn ar
rowinign t hel owerri bs.
12. 13.
Two- 6 CORREICVTEC OUSRE
SessioTnh ree
� TheR otarEyl emenitn M ovement
8. Sittinfgo,l dl egsi nw ithf eeto nf looarn dp resfsr omh ands,
shiftitnhge c enteorf w eight upward-wfiotrhfw ualrldi nclu
At thed evelopmelnetvaelol f p rimitipvoes tural ref-lexes
siono fp elvic floAosrw .e ighsth iftosv erk neest,h eu pper
esepciallayt t hel yinagn dc reepilnegv el-st heries n o
followasn dt henp lungefso rwarsde,dn ingo nel egs winging
appreciasbplaet iatle ndenicnym ovemenbtu,to nlyf oldinagn d
toward extension bTahcikssw aamreld e.g f oldisn a ndt he
unrolditnogw adrso ra wayf romt heb ody.I na natocmailt erms,
lowe.rs picnuer vetso a llofwi nallsyt epnpgit hrougtho r ise,
onew oulsdp eaokf t hep redominaonfcp eu refl· e xion-extension
still invotlhveif nogr ward-upmwoavredm eonftt hep elvis. patternsW.h enu prightniessa sc hieveadn,dw ithi tp rojection
into� eacshp acet,h er otarcyo mponebnetc omecsr uciaflo r coping
witht het hredei mensioonfss p aceb,o thi nr eachianngd i na ll
posturcahla ngecsa rrieodu tb yt het runakn dl imbs.I nt hese
posturcahla ngeist,i st hep roximjaoli ntsj,o ininlgi mbs with
partosf t het orsow,h icahr em osta ctiveT.h eb alla nds ocket
structuorfet hesjeo intasl lofwu nctionaadlj usttmsea nndr ange
andf lexibiloiftm yo vemeinnta llt hredei mensiounssi nfgl exion
extensioanb,d uctionc-taidodanun di nternal-extreortnaatli �oon
varyindge greesI.n itiatoifot nh er otareyl emenitn l imba nd
limb-trumnokv emesntta rtisn t hessep hericsatlr uctures.
Int raditioannaalt omiyt,w asa ssumetdh att hep elviwsa st he
fi xatoorf h ip movemtehnets ,c apultahee f ixatoorfsm ovement
oft hea rms.D r.A .D . Inmani,n h isr esearch dtuhrei1 n9g2 0's
and3 0'sf,o untdh att hisc oncepotf a stabilizaicntgi viotny
oneh anda,n da maina ctiviot�yt heo therc,a nnobte m aintained;
theries a constainntt eractiinom no vemebnett weepne lviacn d
hipc omponenatnsds capular-caormmp onentAsl.s.o t,h eries a lways
a rotarfya ctoirn volvedT.h en aturaalf filiatoifor no tation
int hel imbwsi thf lexion-exteannsdia obnd uction�adduction
•
is:
Forwarfld e xioonf l ego ra rm-accompabnyie exdt ernraolt atibn
Backwaerxdt ensioofnl ega nda rm-accompabnyii endt ernraolt ation
Abductioofnl ega nda rm-accompabnyii endt ernraolt ation
l
Abductioofnl ega nda rm-accompabnyie exdt ernraolt ation
Flexion-extenasbidounc,t ion-addauncdte ixotne rnal-internal
rotaticoonm binienp roducianlglt hel argceu rveddi agonal
movemenotfst heb odys eeni nw orkd,a ncaen ds po�tsI.n s ports,
volleybaalnldb owlinugs ea pures agittsaelr veb,u tr otatni o !
'
(inwawridt hb ackwaerxdt ensioofnt hea rm,t oo utwarwdi thf or
wardf lexioonf t hea rm)a ddsa cceleratainodfn o rce.T he
diagonsaelr vien t enniasn dt het hrowionfga javeligne tt heir
speeadn di mpac(ts trengftrho)ma preparatoovreyr hebaadc kward
extension-abductionr-oetxatteirionnnat lot hea ctuatlh rusitn
forwarfdl exion-adduction-rionttaetnri.noH\ae lr et hew holaer m
shouldaenrd u pperri bc agea rei nvolv..e.Jdi n� abatne rmst,h e
•
samem ovemewnotu lbde d escribaesda sequenocfe: r etreating
rising-widetnoia ndgv ancing-sinking-ancatriroonwI.in no gt her
wordse,x tensiboanc kwaprrdo ductehse r ising-retreating spatial
ele�entth,e a bductitohnew ideniansgp ecatn dt hee xternal
rotatiroonu ndionfgt hew holpea tterent,c Imbalanacmeo ung
• .
theseel ements crdeiaftfeesr etnrta cfeo rms:
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15.
14.
Thre-e 2 Thre-e 3 \.
Jf
ist her esulotf c oncertevda,r ieuds eo ff lexion-extension
emphasoinst hes inkinegl emenitn creasiemsp acta,n dd ecreases
adduction-abdauncdtr iootna reyl ementTsh.er oleo fr otatii�nn
widthr,o undneosfsp atha ndl engtohf p athe;m phasqinsa dvancing
I . scapula-shromuoklveemewnitl lb ec onsiderfeudr theirn t hen ext
lengthetnhsep athd,i minishiemsp acwti ths lightlleys ss peeadn d
deflectitoorn i ghotr l eft.T hes patial eafnfdo rcto ntribution sessionT.h ee lboiws n o� accurateclayl lead h ingjeo ints,i nce
ther otarsyt resssetse mmifnrgo mt heu lnaa ndr adiust,h et wo
oft her otareyl emenitn m ovemesnhto ulbde s tudieidn t hisl ight.
SincLea ban'ssp atiaaln alysailsl owfso re xacdte finionfgs patial bo�ns o�t hef ?rearemn tearl lf orearm movement. anPdr onation
relationsihniu ppsr ighpto sturetsh,ec ontributoifoa nn yo ft he supina�t oiroi nwar�-outrwoatradt ioofnt hef orearamc company
·threceo mponenctasnb ea ccuratealsys essiende ithearn atomical manyf l7xio-nextensJ?iaotnt ernosf f orearm-haacntdi vityI.tm ay
bem entionheedr et hta inm osta rm-rfeoarm-haancdt ivittyh,e
ors patiatle rms.
r�tarye� emenftr omt hes houldienrf luenctihnegu ppearr m,i s
linkewdi th patterpnrso noaft isounp-inatioTnh.ej oinpta ttern
TheR otarEyl emenitn L ocomotion
ofU J?per� rm-f�eoarms pillisn tot heh and-finmgoevre menstusp
portinfgi ftfhi nger-thoupmpbo sitiboye nx ternraolt ation
Gaits tudiedsi stingutihsrhe peh aseisn w alking:
supinatioort nh eisre paratiboyin n ternraolt ation-pronation.
·1) thes wingipnhga sef,r omt het oeso fo nel eg( nobte aring
weightl)e avintgh ef looarn ds winging thtroot uoguhc thh eh eel
Totablo dyr otatiiosnp ossibilnee acho ft het hrepel anes:
tot hef looirn f ront;
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2) doublseu ppor(tb otlhe gss upportiwnegi ghta)st hew eight . l Somers�a u-ltotatlr unk fleaxrioounn ad r ight-left
shiftfsro mt heh eeli nf rontto t het oeso nt hef loor; (�oriz�oanl)a xis�, totarlo tatiionnt hes agittpalla ne.; Note:
sincthisp atterins r elatetdo p rimitirveef lepxa ttern(ss ee
3) doublseu pporsth iftitnogt akew eighotn t hef ronotf t he 7
session otnhee)s ,o mersauclatnb eu sedi ns pastic chitlod r�n
footw itht hep oinotf g ravitsyh ifting fo-rtwhairssd t retches
balancfel exorx-teensotro ne- as omersafuolrt warrde duces
thea reao f� heg roiann dt ilttsh ea nklseo mewhfaotr ward.
extenssora sm,a somerst. abua!c kwarredd ucefsl exosrp astitcyi.
Phas1e) isa ccompanbiyee dx ternraolt atiroena chitnhgr ou_gi/h3 i;
2�
2); Rollinagr ountdh eb odya xisi nl yinogn t hef looro,r
ofp hase theni nternraolt atiwoint ha dducticoonm plettehse
weight-beaprhiansg3e ) . Herei nternraolt atisoenr veass a n t�rninagr ountdh eb odya xis( verticianls )t andinags,i n
pirotuteo ra suddetnurnd urinwga lkingA.g aini,n e ither
importasntta bilizoirnna gr rowinfga ctoirn t hel astp arto f 7
.. .
· startipnogs itiotnh,i st otatlu rninigs regulatteoda great
weighttr ansference.
e�tenbty p osturmaelc hanis(mrsi ghtirnega ctionestc,.) .
Inm ovementsa- olfi mtbh,e r otareyl emenits i nstrumenitna l 3) Cartwh�ene9l is,s t�rctlys peakinag l,a te�al tiolft ing
thew hole biondt yh ev erticpalla nwei tht hec enterlimnaei n
enlargitnhgep rojectiinotno s pace, chiann gidnigr ectisomno oltyh·,
and,i ng eneraplr,o ivdinsgm oothneasnsdr oundionugt t hep atho f tainetdh roughot�uetc hangfer omf eets upportto h �nds upport
tof eets upporatg ain.I t� husp erforam sf ullr otatiaorno und
a movementI.ti si mportainnta llc ounterbalaunpcpienrg and
loweurn itp atternsI.n r ight-left alteorfna artmisoo rnl, e gs t�e sagittaaxl�i . Howevefrr,e quenctalryt wheeliisns gt arted
with forward-sideward cltohsriundsgot w,na crostsh eb ody.
tJ.1.sep ini.sec onstantelxyp osetdo r otary stresisnevso lovrie nd �
supportirnogt arcyo mponenotfas r mo rl egm ovementFso.r i nstance, In� h7s caset,h el aterarlo taticoann o nlyb em aintainbeyad n
additiontaulr na rountdh eb odya xisd;u rintgh ec hangfe� omf eet
inw alkintgh,e ries a slightto m oderattwei sitn t hel owedro rsal
toh ands upporat � turni sm adea,n dd urintgh ec hangbea ckt o
spinceo unteractthienr go tarayc tioonf t hel umbar-pelvis-hip
feets uppo,r atnothe� rt urno ccurasr ountdh eb odya xis.
uniti ne versyt ep.O r,f ore xamRlief,t her otareyl emenits
reducewdh icahl lowlsa teraslp readionfgt heu ppecrh esta,
fixekdy phosoifst hed orsaslp inree sults. Anothefro rmo ft ?talr otatiaorno i:iud a�a gittaalx isi s ''Wheeling",
w�eret heb odye,� theprr onoe� s upinei,s p usheadr ounbdy e ither
sidewasrtde ppionrgp ushirifgr omh andsa ndf eet.I ti sn ot
Pe�plwei ths o-call"esdl ippdeids csa"r ef requentfloyu ntdo b e
stricyt lab odyr otatisoinn ciet i sn otp roducbeydt orso-limb
usinpgr edominafnotrlwya rd-bacmkowvaermde wnitt hh ardlayn y
changes. .
rotary eleimnee nitt hetrr unokr l imbs.I ti ss uche xtremper e
dominanocfef lexion-extepnastitoenr tnhsa tc ontributtoe s
Whati si mpo�tatnotr eemmbeirn c orrectiwvoer ki st hatm anyw ork
wearindgo wnt hec artiledgies cbse tweevne rtebraanet erior-ly
thisu ltimatelleya dtso t hec onditioofn" slippdeids c".I nciden andd an�c movemenptas�t,i cularploys tural chaanrgepe asr,to f
thesmea Jotro tarlo tatioonrsc yclese,.g ., thes it-uips p arto f
tallyi,n t hisc onditiotnh,i sp rac::ti.tionehra sf ountdh atw hile
the forwsaormde rsault cSyicnlcete.h escey cleasr eh eavily
movemeinntv olvilnugm barro tatiiosnn otf easiblteh,ef ull
supportaenddf acilitabtyee da rlpyo sturmaelc hanistmhse,yc an
possibiliotfit ehse h ipc ans tilble u sed.T hism eanas smoother
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