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February 2012 Body Wellness: The Planes of Motion
In kinesiology, which is the study of human movement, there are three cardinal planes of movement: the sagittal, frontal, and transverse planes. All movements occur in these planes, or in some combination of these planes, which are then described as an oblique plane. When referring to the body, a plane is an imaginary flat surface that passes through the body. The three planes are described below.
Body Wellness Blog
This is our educational blog. Every month, we discuss different topics; we want to teach you the basics of posture, movement, and exercise so you can move though life more fluidly and with less pain. Being strong and having a well-aligned musculoskeletal system really can increase your wellness. This is where we want to hear from you—click here to ask us questions about your exercise program or your postural pain problem.
December 2011 Body Wellness - Swimming Prep Exercise
This exercise is harder than it looks. It is considered a closed chain exercise because your hand and knees are on the ground. Therefore, it is excellent for pelvic, spine and scapular stabilization.
November 2011 Body Wellness - Marching: the Next Step
By Pat Staszak, PT
Last month we reviewed the very basic March exercise: While lying on the floor, we used our deep abdominals to stabilize our pelvis and low back as we moved our legs. To make the exercise more challenging and functional, we will apply the same concepts, but while you are in an upright position. Working against gravity and introducing a component of instability will increase the workload for the core stabilizers. Most of us spend a lot of time sitting – this is another opportunity for us to learn the correct alignment and practice staying in this position with day-to-day activities.
| Marching on the Stability Ball |
Sit on a stability ball so that hip and knee are bent to 90 degrees and your pelvis is in a neutral position. Remember from last week that your pelvis is in neutral when your pubic bone and ASIS are vertical. Another cue we give is, “keep your SITS bones wide.” This will help you avoid tucking the pelvis underneath and rounding out the lower back.
Keep in mind that you will need to shift your center of gravity slightly so that your pelvis is centered over the supporting leg as you attempt to take one foot off the floor. Imagine your pelvis
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