KINESIOL 4KK3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Thoracic Vertebrae, Iliac Crest, Chiropractic

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Kinesiology
• Course: KINESIOL 4KK3
• Professor: Krista M Baker

Document Summary

Kin 4kk3 lecture 14 cervical spine conditions cont. Even within the thoracic spine we will have very different movement patterns: t6-8 has limited rom, t9-11 compensating for that and leading to discomfort. Important to be able to effectively coach a person through doing a certain action/exercise: coach the actual movement from the actual area we want it to occur at. Internal cue; what does this feel like, am i moving the right area: ex. Work with awareness and purpose: know why they are doing the movements, work with intention. Squat) that we will modify slightly to get what we need done. For upper and lower: need c spine to move and not the other - dissociate the movement a bit, lower cervical motion kept minimal, only moving head for upper cervical, focus on lower cervical, keep thoracic still. Shoulder motion and sternum motion indicate thoracic movement.