What your Squat says about your Pain & Breathing
Why 🤷♂️ do we need to improve a poor squat pattern if someone is complaining of significant neck pain?
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Why 🤷♂️ do some people who have ‘tight hips’ also have a tendency of having chronic neck pain?
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The above ⬆️ has a lot to do with your breathing. 💨 SHOCKER! Inhalation & exhalation does not only occur in the chest & thorax. –
Your pelvic floor muscles expand & contract during breathing too. Some of those pelvic floor muscles also control your hip rotation and stability.
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If your pelvic floor does not move appropriately during breathing, you will need to breathe more with your chest & shoulders to make up for the lack of movement down below. –
Enter neck pain stage left
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Do you have neck pain❓Do you know someone who does & can’t shake it❓ #movehealchange