Ribcage Survival Guide Part 4 - Back Body Expansion This is an area everyone needs to carve out time for. I you have ever been an athlete, sat at a desk, went to school, worked on convergent screens, have stress in your life… you likely have a ribcage that is compressed in the back body. If you are ever going to get back body expansion…you need specific TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES to manage your airflow and get the air to go back there. Usually it’s the tension in your ab wall that anchors the ribs dow

Ribcage Survival Guide Part 3 - The INHALE Our goal is an inhale ….AT THE POINT OF FULL EXHALATION. You can’t breathe in optimally…if you don’t exhale…position your diaphragm…dome your diaphragm…anchor the ribs DOWN …internally rotate your ribs……so that the central tendon of the diaphragm can descend and act as your primary muscle of breathing. In PRI we call this the Zone of Apposition. ZOA. If you don’t exhale. You can’t inhale. Your only option will be to use your accessory muscles of breathi

What is the shape of your ribcage? It’s shape tells me a lot about how you breathe, how you move and what you do in your day. An optimal ribcage is: LONG through the front, has lots of space between the ribs and no rib flares. BUT…If you use short shallow chest breaths, pulling air in with your neck and shoulders…like most of us…maybe sit a lot, work at convergent screens, slouch…it will start to change shape. Most people I see in my clinic are EXHALATION RESTRICTED : ribs are flared, they are s

🌬️ Rib Cage Expansion Part 2: Your rib cage expands during pregnancy to create space for your growing baby while maintaining optimal lung capacity. The infrasternal angle (ISA) widens to accommodate this change. Supporting this expansion is crucial for proper breathing, giving your growing baby space, and overall core function. 🔄 As the baby grows, compensatory changes, like an increase in ISA, occur to make room in the abdominal cavity. This helps manage intra-abdominal pressure (IAP). Proper

Simple corrections for a wider rib cage…this is great for those who have measured their infra sternal rib cage angle and it’s not wider than 90 degrees. If that’s you these are helpful first steps. You would also want to strengthen your deep core to bring your ribs back down and in. I have a bunch of exercises to help with this in my bio. #diastasisrectiexercises #newmomsoftiktok #newmoms #newmomtok #diastasis #diastasisrecti | Mommy Mango