By doing this ( and yes phew it IS hard!), I experienced not only my left side being very resistant but also I felt it in my right hip flexor!! And I’ve been struggling with that thinking it was my back! Thank you 🙏🏻
Oh my gosh this was amazing. Have had horrible rib pain the past 24 hours. Just did this and can already breathe better! Just subscribed and going to check out more videos.
I can see this stretching really beneficial. It's much more difficult as you pull your rib cage in the opposite direction. I too on my left side feel more stiff than my right. Another stretch I would like to ask for you to offer is how keep my rib cage flat on the ground like when I was in my 20's. In my early 50's my rib cage bulges upwards. The main reason why I came to your channel is because if I over strain myself on my left side, I feel my rib cage is stabbing my internal organs. I hope this stretching from this video improves that. I may have this issue, I'm thinking because my left leg is 3/4" longer than my right leg.
I have so much to say! I believe with a true leg length discrepancy and living life in our bodies, patterns play out, and Fascia supports the needs of our body in these patterns. However, this can cause imbalances that eventually leads to pain. When the ribs bulge out when on your back, a lot of times it’s a function of your postal positioning. Not necessarily that you can change it while on the floor and it to stay there, but rather working the facial system to allow ribs to rest comfortably in the body. Sorry, this is a little long-winded, let me know if you’d ever want to do a virtual session to target certain needs in your body!
I love that! I am hearing such great feedback that people are intuitively adding movements, angles, and shifts during the work. Your body will tell you it needs more focus in certain areas. Keep up the great work!
Thanks. Thats for the front of the ribcage but please can you show one for the BACK side of the ribcage as in right under the inferior angle of the scapula?? Under the inferior angle of my scapula theres some kind of bony lock that the other side doesnt have and i dont know if it grew that way with my other structural issues or if its changeable BUT i want to unlock my ribcage under the INFERIOR angle of the scapula. Do you have one to release it Going UPWARDS AND ROTATIONAL?? To release also the scapula away from the ribcage vertically but also release the whole ribcage itself underneath??
Thank you for your inquiry! When doing this work, it can be helpful to be specific in a particular area of the body but often times that area that feels stuck, is caused by issues somewhere else. I would suggest doing fascia work for the shoulders and chest, and then starting to reach in a little bit deeper into your hot spot. They are videos in my RU-vid that could be beneficial, but it might take a little exploring! I don’t have a specific one filmed right out of the gate, but I can keep that in mind for future recording!
Great video Erin, thank you. I have a question, when I do the movement to stretch the right side I find when I bend and twist to the left I get a spasm or pinch in my back on the left side. Am I going too far?
Thank you so much for your message! Great question. It is likely that you are going to far, try, keeping your range of motion much shorter, and your muscle contraction very light. You can also try changing your pathway ever so slightly to see if you could avoid that pinching sensation. I hope that helps!
Is this exercise good to release costocondritis rib pain still pinching the muscle between the sixth and seventh side rib. Your exercise seems to make sense rather than just stretching on it's own.
Potentially. If you give it a go, contract your muscles at at level 2 out of 10 and make the movement really small. Go slow so your nervous system has time to communicate I’m with your brain to let you know if it is safe.
The work can be confusing. When I say resist, I mean to contract the muscles in a particular direction. In this case, the elbow is pushing down (or back) to contract the muscles. The main focus is to shorten the area of focus, contracted by resistance against a force, keep contracting it as you move in the opposite direction. Opposite of stretching the old way!
This is great. I’ve got a bunch of tight fascia that makes those side/back ribs immobile. What else do you recommend if I have had tight fascia there from scar tissue for awhile? Foam rolling and dynamic stretching like this? Should I heat before ?
Hello and thank you! This work can help change older tight fascia abs scar tissue. Try the fascia activation that seemed to really help your body everyday for a week or two. I think trying heat would also be helpful, I’ve never done that but will try!
Thank you for your message! I would avoid transitional stretching and focus on the fascia activations. It is a good place rehab dense fascial where traditional stretching may take you too far and have a counter effect. I actually don’t use the foam roller al that often but if you do, go gentle. Heat is good if it feels good!
@@DailyFascia thanks the last few days using the lacrosse ball has actually helped immensely. I thought it would be too much pressure but I found a technique to get in those ribs. Then I’m loose and do some stretching while the ribs are moving well. I tighten up an hour later but I’m sure I just have to keep at it to maintain the loose ribs
Do you know what to do for ribs that are curved into the body! I started having right side pain from 2 ribs that are curved into my body on my lower right side. I get no help from doctors. Thanks
Great question! Something to consider is a ribcage Rotation to the right. I have a right rib cage rotation in my right lower ribs, present more internal in my body and stuck. There are a few tricks to do but it’s quite a lot to talk about here. Let me know if you would like to do a virtual session sometime! Those are great to die deeper into your personal needs for your body.
Great question! If you are looking for imaging of fascia there is a video "Strolling Under the Skin" in which you can see live fascia versus cadaver. In terms of the actual MRI, here is what I found: 1.) MRI is the best imaging technique to detect localized fascial involvement and assess its extent 2.) MRI may be limited in the characterization of localized fascial disorders I would love to hear from others on this!
It is not a natural thing for sure! Try to engage the upper abdominal muscles and also the pecs. Contracting muscle in the area of the rib cage can get to the fascia in between the ribs as well. I hope this helps! Erin
