The Role of Breathing Patterns in Posture, Movement, and Sport Performance

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Lesson Plan

The Role of Breathing Patterns in Posture, Movement, and Sport Performance

The purpose of this presentation is to understand how breathing patterns play a critical role in posture, movement, and sport performance. The two roles of the diaphragm will be described including how crural attachments to the lumbar spine as well as delivery of airflow and pressure into a chest wall drive pelvis, ribcage, and spinal movement and position.  Understanding asymmetrical differences, left hemi-diaphragm and right hemi-diaphragm, is essential in managing airflow as it relates to patterns of breathing that directly affect posture, performance and gait.

Learning Objectives:

  • Review how anatomical asymmetries affect the axial skeleton’s movement, position, posture and performance.
  • Understand movement patterns and alignment of the axial skeleton.
  • Learn objective testing of posture and breathing patterns.
  • Address implementation of at home exercise programs to improve breathwork and posture.
  • Understand how to utilize PRI breathing, exercise/techniques for balanced delivery of position and airflow for the purpose of managing normal human asymmetrical function

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Course Outline:

0-0:10 Defining anatomical asymmetries of the left and right hemi-diaphragm as it affects alignment, posture, movement and performance of the pelvis and ribcage.

0:10-0:20 Examples of over-lateralization of an axial skeleton will be provided with functional cortical dominance of one side of the brain with a respiration construct

0:20-0:30Examples of forward head posture (FHP) will be presented in the context of airflow and breathing management

0:30-0:40 Examples of PRI objective testing will be provided

0:40-0:50 Examples of PRI non-manual techniques with balloon utilization and reasoning will be provided

0:50-1:00 Re-cap and close

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Course Instructor

Robert George, DC Robert George, DC

Robert “Skip” George, D.C., CCSP, CSCS, PRC has been practicing chiropractic since 1980. Over the years his practice approach expanded to integrate chiropractic, rehabilitation and sports performance training into a community based wellness care model. He has certifications in rehabilitation, functional movement, strength and conditioning as well as a strong focus on the diaphragm and breathing. Over the course of his career he has treated a wide variety of patients including grade school to college level athletes. He has also treated and provided performance training to professional athletes, elite military personal as well as aging weekend warriors that want to stay vital and continue to function at the highest level. Dr. George was the first chiropractor to become aPostural Restoration Certified (PRC) practitioner by the Postural Restoration Institute (PRI) in 2014. He then had the honor to be invited to become a faculty member for PRI in 2015. He currently presents PRIcourse work nationally as well as internationally. Dr. George practiced in La Jolla, CA until 2021 when he then moved to North Logan, Utah to continue privatepractice, mentor other health professionals and teach for PRI. In addition, his motivation to move to Utah was to pursue his passion for the outdoors and photography of nature and wildlife.

The Role of Breathing Patterns in Posture, Movement, and Sport Performance