Thank you for your question. A video was recently posted in response to this. I hope you find it useful, Rodger.

Thanks for the comment - yes indeed I believe it does inform their correct action and movement as you so aptly put it. I too tend to believe the body has an innate intelligence and movement with the correct flow state of mind and body. Done often enough I believe it to be a form of meditation and somatic trauma and emotional release may occur which may be what is anchoring old patterns. Used with other somatic therapy and awareness it is a very powerful tool.

Stick? Not sure quite what you meant to say - can you elaborate please so I may respond accordingly?

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Tennis ball can work well depending upon where you’re working. If you’re skilled with feel of your hands then using hands may afford some better sense of release

Hi @kavitasharma6135. Here's a short i made in response to this question: kzbin.infoS38-WtBx0cY?si=nrGjiMZPefXwlFaV. Thanks for watching and engaging. Rodger

Thanks for your comments and engagement ! Subscribe/ follow please- I’m trying to get this message about holistic care and stress illness out there as much as possible. It’s the future of healthcare.

Thanks for your comments and engagement ! Subscribe/ follow please- I’m trying to get this message about holistic care and stress illness out there as much as possible. It’s the future of healthcare.

Sorry for delay in responding. So hard to really advise but I will do my best. An Online session would be available if you are not local. Are you based in the UK? How are the trigger points working for you? Helping? Have you tried the iliacus release around front of pelvis. You could google Baer’s point between belly button and pelvis and try pressure on that or try Sun salutation from yoga. I think i have one called crescent moon in you tube.. Try that as psoas and iliacus are part of a muscle system in the body we call the deep front line. Perhaps think broader that the singular muscle and realise other things in the myofascial chain may be affecting psoas. Email me on [email protected] if you would like an online consultation to get a more accurate view on your issues. Rodger

You’re welcome. Thanks for the comments. Please follow / subscribe - there’s lots of content coming through now. Check out socials too perhaps

Thanks for the comment Marie Glad to hear it’s helped a little. I have no idea if you are local but of course face to face consultation and thorough assessment would be ideal. The real question for me is always what’s the root cause. Why is the papas tight. Biomechanics, injury, held emotional issues, trauma etc. have you seen my website and or other videos on somatic work and holistic health? Wishing you well. Rodger

@@Rdphysio Roger, I live in country Western Australia so I won't be able to make an appointment for a consultation. I really do not know what the main reason the psoas is so locked up, but it has been a gradual process for years after a very stressful death in the family. I have been attending a chiropractor and that has helped for a while but does not last. He has suggested a deep tissue massage session with a professional, so that is my next plan of action. Your video showed me how to hook in to the psoas and it helped for a while but as soon as I sit down, it seems to lock up again. I think I have left my problem way too long and it is going to be a long road to recovery. Your video is still going to be part of my recovery, so thankyou for helping me.

@@mariewilliams8382 hello Marie. Apologies for delay in response- only just got notified. I appreciate you are in Australia- I could work on zoom or watsapp video and although not hands on I can imagine working somatically. It sounds like it’s liked to emotional holding patterns from the bereavement. I can assure you it is never too late to address this. I have worked with people with holding patterns decades old. If you’d like to discuss this or book an appointment then message me directly - details on website or email is [email protected]. Take care.

Really... I cannot see a thing with your çloths on. A pity because it seems interesting.

No worries - happy to have been of help.

Hi Danielle. Great question. Yes this can be done both sides and the myofascial lines and meridians exist symmetrically. Hence you can mirror this technique to the other side. Rodger

Hi Felicity. Great question. Some more info would be helpful to direct a more accurate response. I think I’ll do this in the form of another video or short reel. Consistent with my professional opinion- I’m not a fan of labels in diagnosis- rather an individual understanding of you. The diagnosis as a label can be helpful but a hinderance too. What is important actually is not the surface label but an understanding of the why the symptoms are present. A diagnosis is only ever a label given to a presentation with enough symptoms and findings when assessed by a professional. Childhood attention loss, vagueness, fogginess and zoning out and a general hyperactivity physically, difficulty maintaining mental focus, poor listening and leaving no space for others to speak, generally anxious, triggers in emotion easily with defenses. Adulthood- slightly different presentation. Watch out for another video. Thanks

@@Rdphysio Why on earth is a physio weighing in on something so out of their professional scope?

Where's yours if you're a specialist, At least someone wants to help. ​@sibby1699

Wide squat will tend to activate glutes min and medius more but it will also tend to inhibit adductors which can so often be overactive and protective from a stress point of view. I could expand into the more subtle energetic influence this in terms of base and sacral chakra. It is a very strong posture to adopt and used widely in martial arts, yoga, Qigong and tai chi and it is worth pondering why. Mainly gluts, abductors for hip and quads training if we stay straight conventional medical viewpoint tho. Thanks for the question

You’re very welcome. Please feel free to comment on other related topics you might like me to speak about. No need to go into detail but may I ask if it is dissociation relating to chronic pain with past life trauma or dissociation not relating to pain for you. Anyway- thanks for your comment. Rodger

@@Rdphysio sure sir, thanks a lot and also thanks for your reply

Thank you! Cheers!

Sorry not replied before. Copd will require a much more comprehensive programme than just a best single exercise. You really ought seek a good experienced respiratory physio locally. Perhaps I’ll do some more videos in the subject as you’ve prompted me. Thanks for the suggestion. Have you come across the active cycle of breathing technique. You’ll find it with a Google search. It is a series of varying size breaths followed by huffing to clear secretions. Deep breathing and I feel more importantly relaxation breaths after will work well.

@@rodgerduckworth2087 You were so helpful, cant wait for your COPD video,. thank you