Clavicle
Clavicle
is a bone that connects the shoulder to the sternum and ultimately
to the first rib. Therefore, the clavicle is an important junction
that gets pulled out of alignment.
Injuries to the neck and shoulder or even "sleeping wrong" can result in the whole area going havoc. There are many muscles that play a role in stabilizing the bones. The relationships between the humerus, shoulder blade, clavicle, ribs and spine are all inter-related. If one bone is out of alignment, they all get influenced.
I've discovered that working with the clavicle is a great way to start taking apart the tensional pattern of the upper back, neck and shoulder problems. When the clavicle moves better with breathing, the shoulder becomes freer and relates better to the shoulder blade and ribs. There is suddenly more space for the neck to emerge and move with turning of the head.
Some people get sore after working with the clavicle and some don't. I have been working with my own clavicles and discovered that my arm is just the right length to reach it! What a great body engineering of the human body! I bet I have discovered why our arm’s and leg’s lengths match Leonardo da Vinci's Vitruvian Man. So that we can rolf the clavicles as much as we please!
Injuries to the neck and shoulder or even "sleeping wrong" can result in the whole area going havoc. There are many muscles that play a role in stabilizing the bones. The relationships between the humerus, shoulder blade, clavicle, ribs and spine are all inter-related. If one bone is out of alignment, they all get influenced.
I've discovered that working with the clavicle is a great way to start taking apart the tensional pattern of the upper back, neck and shoulder problems. When the clavicle moves better with breathing, the shoulder becomes freer and relates better to the shoulder blade and ribs. There is suddenly more space for the neck to emerge and move with turning of the head.
Some people get sore after working with the clavicle and some don't. I have been working with my own clavicles and discovered that my arm is just the right length to reach it! What a great body engineering of the human body! I bet I have discovered why our arm’s and leg’s lengths match Leonardo da Vinci's Vitruvian Man. So that we can rolf the clavicles as much as we please!