Posture
More about Ribs
Sunday Jun 06, 2010 Filed in:
Rolfing
I
am obsessed about ribs. I find them to be such a fundamental area
for everything else around them to work “right.” I have spent the
last 11 months working and exploring my own ribs and discovered
some amazing things:
1. Chronic shoulder tightness and pain always involves the ribs.
2. Postural issues always involve restrictions in the ribcage.
3. There are 12 ribs on each side. When one rib is restricted, the whole ribcage is affected.
4. Freeing the individual ribs involves working in the intercostal muscles and fascia. Remember, there are 24 ribs with 16-20 inches of circumference. This may take some time to free!
5. We take on average 17,000 breaths every day. Each breath either reinforces the freedom or the restriction of the individual ribs.
Bring on the ribs!
1. Chronic shoulder tightness and pain always involves the ribs.
2. Postural issues always involve restrictions in the ribcage.
3. There are 12 ribs on each side. When one rib is restricted, the whole ribcage is affected.
4. Freeing the individual ribs involves working in the intercostal muscles and fascia. Remember, there are 24 ribs with 16-20 inches of circumference. This may take some time to free!
5. We take on average 17,000 breaths every day. Each breath either reinforces the freedom or the restriction of the individual ribs.
Bring on the ribs!