The Left AIC Pattern EXPLAINED

[@puggirl415]

Fascinating video. I came here because I am battling imbalances, pain and aging. I am hypermobile so there are injuries and surgeries I've been through. Lot's of pain at a young age. I can really resonate with the idea that my brain, jaw and vision as well as my experiences shape the way my body positions itself and the way tension creates something in me resembling the problems I'm having. All that said I've been articulating something over and over while trying to learn a new skill. Electric unicycle riding. As I learn to balance myself on one wheel at speed I notice that I can smoothly and gracefully lean into the turn and turn my body to facilitate that turn. When I turn left that is how it feels: Graceful, easy, safe. But when I turn to the right all of a sudden my neck won't turn my head so I start to falter. I shimmy to avoid losing my balance and falling. It's the weirdest sensation. I wonder if I understand what you explained in this video. I wonder why I my head and neck don't want to follow my shoulders. I'm going to have to watch this video again and maybe a few more. This is the most interesting thing I've heard today. Thank you.

[@jeanphillips1184]

So fascinating .. most PT focus only on core exercises. So grateful you go a step further or deeper. Car accidents, changes as a result of new inabilities, imbalancing, dental issues and much more ALL CONNECTED!! When you speak of walking its a breath of fresh air. PROPRIECEPTION Thank you for all the information you present 💯💯💯

[@meishac9277]

My favorite KZbinr Ever!! You do a great job explaining the science behind the obligatory patter in the body.... I got that from the description. But great job Neal! lol

[@meishac9277]

To all the bot comments, please stop and get serious help. Leave this youtube page, thank you.

[@NealHallinan]

Thank you for the support.

[@jamessmith2361]

Neal u introduce me to this. I found dr. Frank that you did an interview with. You and Dr. frank saved my life. Thank you for everything you do. Never stop uploading even if ur reiterating the same points. Thank you for this concise simple video for people to get introduced.

[@ZoranRadovanovDrums]

how did you came up with that playing clave beat with do that??

[@NealHallinan]

@@ZoranRadovanovDrums Because I understand how music influences the brain, Postural Restoration, and afro-latin rhythms. Clave is asymmetrical. Humans are asymmetrical. Brains respond to rhythm in very predictable ways.

[@nexnexusnex]

I have been listening to Ron webinar about temporomandibular system. If i’m not mistaking he said that you feel the ground in the side where your teeth touches. So, in my case, i feel only my left molar touching, but I’m definitely a Left Aic, which has in his definition the ground only on the right! That’s a crazy compensation/cause of a torsion.

[@NealHallinan]

It’s a sensory issue. I’ll be making a video about that situation. You are still left AIC as you know

[@nexnexusnex]

@@NealHallinan i am, cause when I engage right glute max and left adductor in left side-lying i’m feeling better. I think that left aic is not bad! Otherwise we would have not evolved to be what we are! Overcompensation and emotions create pain and disease

[@NealHallinan]

@@nexnexusnex Correct, I am agreeing with you.

[@EpydemicZero]

@@nexnexusnex i dunno... wouldn't this be more reason to point out intelligent design?

[@nexnexusnex]

@@EpydemicZero we have a big liver on the right side, in order to fit it in we had this adaptation.

[@classic.g]

Thank you for all the work that you do it’s helped my fitness journey tons! 🙏

[@Shimlerr]

I wish someone would put together an around the table discussion with you, Bill Hartman, Connor Harris, Mike Cantrell , James Anderson, Ron … it would be really cool to see all perspectives

[@NealHallinan]

Unless they can understand and explain what I did with the claves, there would be no point in that discussion. Ron understands but no one else.

[@dandenette]

@@NealHallinanyou’re actually coming across like a nut job Neal

[@friday1806]

⁠​⁠@@NealHallinan Your videos have helped me tremendously over the last 5 years dealing with debilitating chronic pain after a shoulder surgery. However, I had to tailor the breathing exercises I did to my own body because strictly adhering to PRI principles didn’t lead to much progress. Additionally, a lot of people don’t have the time or money to take PRI courses. I think this attitude from your comment is not helpful and seems to be pervasive in the PRI community. You got it all right and hardly anyone else is capable of understanding? If you came from a place of less ego and more humility maybe more people would be willing to delve into PRI concepts. The fact you would not even be willing to have a discussion with other individuals with differing perspectives says more about you than them. When you act like you are a genius and got it all figured out, it’s a turn off. This is actually the main problem I have with the PRI model. All this PRI information should be available for free and not hidden behind a paywall. If PRI was so infallible, why would you hide a lot of the information behind a paywall or say in order to get better “you have to go see a PRI practitioner in person.” You still end up paying them money with no guarantee they will help you. If one truly cared about getting people out of chronic pain, and was so confident in their model, wouldn’t you want as many people as possible to have access to the information at little to no cost? People off themselves due to chronic pain and PRI seems to be making a business model out of it. You should empower the average person to figure things out on their own instead of having to rely on other PRI practitioners to fix their problems.

[@VIWA1]

Thanks a lot Neal. You are really an expert in your subject. I live in India and want to consult you someday for my jaw and neck spams. Thanks for sharing your wisdom 👍🏼

[@NealHallinan]

My pleasure. Thanks for the comment.

[@inkght]

Fascinating, engaging and clear information. Thank you for another inspired share!!!

[@vincevallefuoco1082]

Hi Neal! I hope you're enjoying your holidays. I wanted to ask if you've ever experienced paresthesia after a physiological sigh... i noticed that i unconsciusly take deep breaths here and there, and after the exalarion i feel a tingling sensation in my hands and feet. Thank you for all the knowledge you share with us, and best wishes!

[@BenediktBast]

I am very happy about this video. I currently made that discovery for myself. for a long time I wanted to achieve that the left side acts the same as the right. But when I achieved much better movement patterns I still preferred the ride side especially when I had to rely on my body in Muay Thai fights. In this situation your brain is definitely not relaxed ;) I now accepted that fact to be right dominant since I move so much better that this right dominance is not painful anymore 😊

[@MrCarstennielsen]

Love you work Please keep it coming

[@cristianlaza8874]

I’ve been dealing with this issue like forever but im also missing a lot of teeth in the back of my mouth both sides up and down..and i’ve done every exercise known to human and every program to realign my body posture and nothing helps keep it aligned mire than a few days so to say..also my workouts are miss or hit since both sides function different😢 this one hits hard ,because working out and getting better at it means a lot to me but this posture thing is killing me..this year is the year i’m gonna fix my teeth and hopefully restore my body to a proper functioning one ,that’s all i want and everthing else will come so much easier after that🤞💪

[@poorbob6194]

I don't deny the existence of this pattern, I certainly was able to identify it in myself and I did recieve actionable help from a PRI practicioner; but I was/am patho-PEC, at some point the PRI stuff stopped helping me. I tried one of Bill Hartman's PT recommendations in the LA area and I have been better than ever, although I still consider myself to be in recovery. But I thank you Neil! You have helped me make sense of what's going on better than any other PRI KZbinr - I just wonder what you think about Bill's model?

[@CodeOfTyFilm]

Curious, how does Bills model differ from PRI?

[@NealHallinan]

@@poorbob6194 I can’t comment on his model because I don’t know what it entails. Once an individual has an ability to coordinate a right glute with a left glute medius, which isn’t hard for non-cranial individuals, their pattern is “highly contained” to say the least. They should start doing other things at that point. Live life, run, jump, dance, workout, and most of all “let go of fear”.

[@nanallen1]

Wonderful to have this advanced thinking about this problem . Yes, me exactly. My Mom was left handed, I am dominate right. But wondering about these genes for left handedness and the role in this whole issue. Yes, she had severe issues. But also lived to age 95.

[@4f00d]

I actually felt something on my skull and neck once he played the sticks, like I become more rigid, some sort of discomfort

[@firstandlastnme9226]

The use of the clave is like an atavism to medicine men. How did you find out about this?

[@NealHallinan]

@@firstandlastnme9226 How did I find out about what? Clave?

[@avopeac6300]

Is there material for left-handed people? Our brains differ structurally from right-handed people and I experience different postural tendencies from personal experience. Our brains are less lateralized, for example. From my experience studying neuroscience, I am guessing that this less-pronounced lateralization contributes to relatively more disorganized dominance patterns which results in cross-dominant tendencies and atypical presentation. I have spent a lot of time boxing in a deep southpaw stance. Any additional information that you could point me toward would be really useful.

[@N1TRO]

Hi Conor. Ive found your info to be extreemly valuable over the last 3 years and has helped me progress the medical side of my care massively as i was getting nowhere before essentially diagnosing myself and pointing out the issues. Anyway i would just like to know if theres anything i can do myself to break out of the pattern im stuck in. I have bilateral equinus, but the right leg is far worse. I toe walked up till the age of 11, so ive never had a functional gait pattern switching in and out of right/left stance. I came down onto my left side more and first. This has lead to me getting stuck in the left aic right bc pattern, but due to the equinus i cant weight bare properly on my right leg, so im in right stance but im shifted across with my weight on my left leg. This is therefore the issue: im in the right stance pattern, but i cant get into the proper functional alignment, so i cant stand on the right leg and i cant shift out of right stance. My neck and low back are the main problematic areas. Mainly the neck as its neutral position is twisted and tilted to the left as in right stance, but in order to function suring daily life, i have to compensate by twisting and sidebending right. My question would be: Is there any way to shift out of right stance musculature without adequate lower leg ROM? Im assuming the answer is generally a no, and im aware walking will undo any manual corrections regardless. However, even being able to just twist the spine as a whole to the right, or a way to partially get out of the lwft aic right bc pattern, would probably be very helpful and take some stress off my spine, when im not having to be mobile. Any even possibly useful info or advice would be appreciated, regardless of how effective the outcome might end up being. Thank you for providing such in-depth and factual information.

[@sphinxtheeminx]

I'm the opposite due to a car accident. Right leg is now much bigger and longer than left. Sit with right hip almost in middle and left way back. Massive pain in lower back and symphysis pubis.

[@moiraty5338]

This is fascinating. I cannot hear with my left ear and I know it has contributed to more asymmetry. You talked about the byte and the eyes, but I would love to know more about the role hearing/ears play. Would you please make a video about it?

[@rbizzle18]

Neal, what are your thoughts about the Alexander Technique? i enjoy postural restoration and Alexander because both treat the root cause of the problem, which is the brain!

[@NealHallinan]

@@rbizzle18 I respect Alexander technique. As far as I know, however, it doesn’t take into account human asymmetry to the extent that PRI does.

[@asad3395]

My left side lost power. my left molar was removed. Would it be advantageous to hold a toothpick between my teeth so that gap isn’t detected by my brain?

[@danielarroyo8615]

Thanks for the free information, your the man

[@shafinrahman2199]

My left leg feels short and my PT said the leg itself isn't actually short but appear that way due to hip asymmetry. Is this what is called Left AIC pattern?

[@NealHallinan]

I'd tend to agree with that assessment. Whether your therapist is referring to the left AIC pattern, or just "pelvic obliquity", I don't know.

[@laughinggnome81]

Fantastic!!! thank you!!!! apart from getting on the floor and doing the exercises how else can we get onto the left side? listening to rhythmical music? destressing? just generally relaxing the brain i guess? should we be doing the exercises daily? this information is life changing. i am feeling a shift in my skeleton and finding the exercises easier. i guess my brain is getting used to the other side. Last time I checked there was one at the other end of the country. Are there any plans to start rolling out more training across different countries? We need to spread this information it is amazing!!! This is also extremely helpful for any pelvic floor problems as when stuck on the right side constantly the pelvic floor does not engage with the diaphragm properly. Thank you Neal. Brilliant. I like this shorter video as well which is easier to understand for newcomers. x

[@NealHallinan]

Music and de-stressing will help you get off your right side, it won't necessarily help you get onto your left side. You have to actively re-learn how to do that through PRI techniques. PRI is located in the US and provide courses to physical therapists, strength and conditioning coaches etc...the therapists then incorporate it into their own private practices, or they don't.

[@rekt1v1]

Thank you for this. I have an anterior pelvic tilt with my left foot always staying forward that the right one, my left side of the pelvis is flared out compared to the right as well as i have a rib flare on left side compared to the right. My right side has very tight hip muscles and less flexibility overall compared to the left side. The amount of pain and breathing problems it gives is insane, not to mention the obvious assymetry.

[@ImprovementBinge]

Have youh tried PRI or yoga or anything like thia

[@yannickpinto9569]

Hi Neal! Love your stuff! Question: Where can I buy you anatomy materiels that you use like the hips and the thoracic spine? Thank you!

[@6ondab3ach]

Id be very interested in a video on leg injuries (and recovery) left vs right.

[@cjnibley]

watching your channel is like getting tiny little bread crumbs. i'm very interested to keep going down the trail.

[@pep1679]

Neal, should I see a chiropractor or physical therapist to address these issues?

[@gorkemsenturk5996]

Those whose left hip is elevated and oriented to the right are often quite confused. Could you share some exercise ideas? Do classic exercises work? We're still following the Left AIC pattern, but a different version of it. Could you make a video for us?

[@NealHallinan]

I understand this is confusing, but there is no different version of the left AIC pattern. What you are describing is *pathology* on top of the normal left AIC pattern. Left hips can be elevated because of pelvic instability and ligamental laxity. I would highly recommend getting someone to help you.

[@gorkemsenturk5996]

⁠Dear @@NealHallinan, you’re the man! Thanks to you, I learned about PRI. If there were experts like you nearby, I’d go straight for help. But, here in Turkey, posture issues are basically just scoliosis and anterior pelvic tilt. That’s why my only source of knowledge is the internet, and the support from you and a few other PRI experts. Good luck to everyone in the same boat as me-we’re walking a dark and twisted path

[@NealHallinan]

@@gorkemsenturk5996 Oh, Turkey. Got it. If you look at my most recent video, before this one, there are some pretty "safe" techniques in that video you *might* benefit from. However, when I see a higher left hip, it also usually means the right neck is overactive and can interfere with the techniques working fully. If you feel any discomfort, it's because of the neck (usually).

[@s_ndm_n]

Hey Neal, how did you fix your visual system? I might have a similar issue and tried different kinds of glasses and contact lenses but they always put my body under extreme tense and left AIC. The problems and areas differ. Until I remove the glasses everything gets back to normal, but I am basically blind (far sighted with astigmatism). Thanks for your videos!

[@hydragamermv3052]

I'm intrested in that, too. My eye doctor wants to decrease my description for more chilled seeing. Is that a good idea?

[@NealHallinan]

I'd recommend watching the video I did with my optometrist. It's from a few months ago. I needed to decrease my prescription by 1.25 until I was finally comfortable.

[@hydragamermv3052]

@@NealHallinan I think that was my breakthrough with PRI, the exercises feel completely different. I wiggle my left leg when I'm standing on my left and everything feels more sustainable. After I changed the glasses without a cylinder and a weaker sphere, I noticed how my whole brain relaxed and I felt like a "normal" person again for the first time in 6 years. Did you have a similar experience?

[@viviangautier2160]

Hi doctor Do you know someone in Puerto Rico that can help me with postural restoration? My jaw is shifted and I really need help. 😊

[@CodeOfTyFilm]

Is it true you can overuse this inherent normal right side bias and it can then become a muscular imbalance? I believe I have trained and strengthened this right side bias in the weight room which resulted in being “stuck” in this pattern. I am learning to strengthen the opposing left side with the techniques and queues you have taught me from PRI in the weight room. Feeling tension release day by day. Appreciate all what you do!

[@NealHallinan]

@@CodeOfTyFilm Yes, absolutely. That is what I’m describing in the video. That’s what Postural Restoration is all about. But the origin is “brain” not muscle, so stretching and strengthening wont solve it

[@CodeOfTyFilm]

⁠@@NealHallinanI agree, the brain is the origin as it is not getting appropriate senses/cues to correctly shift the weight from right to left. But wouldn’t strengthening certain muscles automatically lengthen others to help “reset” the body/brain and release the tension? I think I understand PRI exactly how it’s suppose to be understood. I would think strengthening the correct left side chain would be the next step to teach your brain/body it’s stable on that side. I see it as teaching the brain to hold the appropriate tension to allow shifting from right to left.

[@CodeOfTyFilm]

Almost as like a neurological adaptation takes place. You may get stronger muscles by creating better/stronger neurological pathways/patterns rather than by just adding more muscle

[@CodeOfTyFilm]

@@NealHallinanI broke my left leg as a kid (10). In a wheelchair for 6 months. The doctors thought since I was young and active I would make a full recovery without surgery and traditional physical therapy. The bone healed well but without knowing through my growing years I had lost my left side. I would be moving from my right side as my brain felt threatened on the left. This became my new normal with no problems. The problems occurred when I begin gaining weight and adding muscle. at 18-23. I kept shoving myself further and further into my right side. It started with a tight right adductor, then moved up to my right QL. Then moved up to my right chest wall. Then, my neck and jaw.

[@NealHallinan]

@ That can happen, yes.

[@saurabhkardam375]

Right bc and left aic Is there any correlation or both are different problems?

[@NealHallinan]

They generally are found together.

[@saurabhkardam375]

@NealHallinan thanks for the guidance. I am from India and suffering from scapula right bc problem with tight neck muscles.

[@saurabhkardam375]

Right bc exercises and left aic exercises are they both combined in pri approach given by you?

[@wika6280]

Hello how to fix flat thoracic spine ? My back had a curve and now it doesn’t

[@toddparker1204]

Is the clave? Why as I’m going through PRI I needed to get drumsticks? And I notice myself turning on music when I’m doing the breathing exercises as it gives me a vibration as to where the breath is actually at.

[@meekatoblerone5242]

So my back teeth don’t touch on either side, technically I should be unable to balance or know where I am in space at all? Yet I have no problem balancing

[@MrCarstennielsen]

But isn't there often a real physical difference in the hip Joint socket between the left and right side?

[@ab8456]

Sir, could you please explain this phenomenon to me, how is it possible that someone's skull is twisted to one side (according to the picture in 6:38 ) and after the exercises you propose, it will go back the way it should be placed. Is it some kind of magic or what? XD No offence of course.

[@NealHallinan]

@@ab8456 That’s not what the video was explaining. I was explaining right dominance and tension. It’s a complicated subject.

[@lukalomidze5343]

I have my right side of occiput neck,shoulder, back and leg on the right side painful. I did so much therapy’s but nothing could help me. I have no idea what is going on. I haven’t played basketball about 1 years but pain is still there even when i sit or lye down. Can that problem be from cranial issues and really bad compensations? What is the solution for such individual even when there is no pri therapist in my country or near.

[@NealHallinan]

Unfortunately, I don't have a solution for you because I can't test you. You could email The Postural Restoration Institute and see if anyone in your country has taken some courses.

[@nanallen1]

Hi ! I have similar. Was diagnosed N.Y. neurosurgeon as having a “tight” or tethered spinal cord and Chiari O ( small posterior fossa, short clivus bone, steep angle of the tentorium) . No surgeries for me as outcomes are too unpredictable. Been thinking about this since injury in 1998. Trying to understand why these issues ( that can be so problematic ) are in the population. Neurosurgeon Mehmet Selcuki gave presentation years ago - Scoliosis may indicate tethered spinal cord. Me/ Mom/ Son and through out maternal line - scoliosis. And also wonderful gifts in this line. The Gift and the Curse? Important book : by orthopedic surgeon Valentyn Serdyuk - Scoliosis and Spinal Pain Syndrome.

[@lukalomidze5343]

@ what is the solution? Or how can i diagnose that?

[@lukalomidze5343]

Do you have any experience with acupuncture

[@Hopelessscore]

Hey Neal, I am a right torsion and got an ALF with a mandibular splint and I can finally touch molars on both sides and my jaw to the left is finally starting to center itself. I have a changed jaw lower on the left side (my left, your right) that got worse over time I think because of the back right of my occiput getting stuck in a lower position like yours was. When I use the splint I feel like I can my neck neutral but my ocular level isn’t level. Correct me if I’m wrong but if my molars are touching and my neck is neutral, (head tilt is fixed) the brain has to fix the eye level so would the eye level correct itself and the dental cant over time as the muscles function more symmetrically?

[@tashamcmahon251]

Following. Do I need glasses because my eyes are crooked if my cranium straightens

[@NealHallinan]

That's a tough question. I can't say I have the answer. To be truly neutral, you'd need to pass all the tests for pelvis, ribcage, and neck and you'd need to be able to sense molars and canines without interference. Once I could do that, my head tilt started to even out. But a big part of it was my eyes (I was being over-compensated with too much power). I'm assuming you are seeing a PRI therapist? You'd have to ask them what they expect.

[@Hopelessscore]

@ I am not just a dentist that understands these things I do have an astigmatism in both my eyes and my left is a tiny bit stronger but other than that I don’t have any visual issues

[@Hopelessscore]

@ I need expansion anyway to get my canines to hit properly since they don’t

[@NealHallinan]

@@Hopelessscore Without canines, your neck/head/eyes likely won't line up as much as they could.

[@SK-oc5qb]

My left knee has been hurting whilst running for the past 6months. Sometimes it’s fine even within the same run then it disappears. Maybe worse when it’s slightly decline 🤔

[@DjTrickTrap]

Does anyone know why the lumbar lordosis is straight? I've had it since I was a kid. I know it's weak psoas. The physical therapist told me it's not normal anymore. What causes this? My lower jaw is a little backwards.

[@wakeupomar111]

what would you do in the case of an anterior disc discplacement without reduction (tmj issue where the disc slips in front of the condyle, in my case on the right side and deviates the jaw to my left) ? as far as i know it dosent ever go back so would a splint or staying consistent with excercises help?

[@YTuberosity]

Neal - just wondering - your online coaching has an initial consultation - do you provide further online video coaching after this consult (provide an individualised program) for someone who wants to better their posture/get out of pain etc?

[@NealHallinan]

It is set up as a one time consultation, but there is a ton of education to back up the programming. It is individualized based off the questionnaire that someone fills out.

[@qrtkl]

And I usual find the right diaphragm in exhalation and the left diaphragm in Inhalation. How is this possible?

[@Travishibachi87]

The right side is grounded more than the left side so you are "stuck" on your right side. In order for left side to ground you need left ZoA, (left obliques, left glute med/adductor etc.)

[@lynnet2044]

Hi Neal, your video’s are so interesting. I am wondering if this AIC pattern could be contributing to my teeth and gum throbbing when I irritate my L5S1 disc bulge? Every specialist I have seen says there is no way this is connected. I’ve have MRI’s of brain, Cspine and LSpine. Other than a 6mm central disc bulge they seem nothing wrong. However, whenever I carry heavy things or sit too long, which are my triggers for my back injury, but ever since I got my disc bulge I have had these unusual symptoms. Skin burning/ throbbing to my extremities and teeth/ gum throbbing. I have researched and researched and I cannot find a connection . Do you know if there is a physical connection from a lumbar disc bulge that could innervate or cause sensation in all extremities and jaw/teeth?

[@ephelesfrance7006]

no i dont agree with you. i dont see how a simple disc bulge like fuk its not even prolapsed in the lumbar spine could make issues UP the chain. its doesnt work like that. the problems only go DOWN from where it happened not up. ie someone with a cervical spine issue is paralyzed from there on down ie in a wheelchair. not UP. nerves dont "carry" pain signals upward because they are designed to transmit signals to the areas they supply. i even used to read Spine journal before. so much so i can even tell you which lumbar disc you have that is screwed up by where EXACTLY is the pain location in the foot. who the hell told you this? give me there names please?

[@catherinesarah5831]

So if my left hip is hicked up & is back of my front, is that a right ic pattern ? So I would have to reverse everything you say to correct it ? Thank you in advance. 🙏

[@NealHallinan]

No it is not a right AIC pattern. It's just layered compensation on top of the normal pattern. You'd need a PRI therapist to help you. It's complicated.

[@catherinesarah5831]

@ Thank you so much Neal. It’s been difficult to diagnose. My GP diagnosed a hip replacement first off. I immediately ran screaming from his office. 🙏

[@kellyjin2469]

Hi Neal! Is there a specific kind of dentist who knows about teeth occlusion/jaw position's effect on posture, and who would know how to make a correct splint? All the dentists I have gone to have only been looked at how straight my teeth are and seem completely clueless about how the jaw affects the body. Did you see a specialized dentist for your jaw issues? Thanks!

[@RanchoGaming007]

Airway orthodontist

[@talon1084]

I believe I have too much reliance on my right side - at any given moment when I'm relaxing and I pay attention to my posture, in some way I'm leaning off to the right side. Switching to the left feels so foreign. In that same regard, as I walk I noticed most of my power comes from my right leg. If I actively start to use my left side more, will that fix part of the issue? I know that to fully aid most of my issues (rotated pelvis, slightly rotated left leg, shifted jaw, left-side rib flare, slanted nose) it will need a lot of stretching/strength training and even dental work like you outline, but could it only benefit me to try and create more equilibrium with my day-to-day habits, e.g. sitting int my left side more?

[@adam.positivity]

Neal my dentist suggested me to pull my wisdom teeth. Should I get another dentist that would give me pallete expander to make room for that teeth?

[@NealHallinan]

I really don't know. You could get more opinions.

[@nanallen1]

But also - off midline fusion of the filum in the sacrum. And malrotation / malattachment of the intestines. 20,000 breaths a day.

[@Adriel.3595]

Neil, with all of the PRI treatments, have you completely “fixed” yourself yet? And if not, what has not changed and cannot be changed?

[@adriannoriega2237]

You might have to make a video on the claves itself cause that’s insane how that work 😂😂

[@NealHallinan]

@@adriannoriega2237 There is power in afro-latin rhythms 😁

[@kyletomczak6302]

If we always go back to the right side because we are built as right side dominant, and saying a beat can take us in and out of left aic, what’s the point of all of the exercises if we just get put back to right dominant patterns as they are “normal”? I’m assuming one does not fully “fix “ this issue

[@NealHallinan]

@@kyletomczak6302 There is no issue to fix. You simply need a stable left side to complement the right side. You need a “follower” to empower the “leader” and vice versa. A right glute is useless without a left glute medius to empower it. A left adductor is useless without a right posterior glute medius. Our clients/patients don’t have a complementary left side.

[@kyletomczak6302]

@ have you seen athletes fall into these patterns often due to one sided sport dominance? Or do you think the pattern was there before the sports that assisted them to be one sided dominant in the first place? I think of the prime example of skateboarding regular vs goofy. What if someone is so strong in regular and can’t neurologically figure out how to skate lefty (goofy)?

[@NealHallinan]

@ You’re born with the pattern. One sided sports can certainly contribute to over-reliance on their right side, yes. Overhead throwers being the most obvious examples.

[@Joe-pb3lx]

I'm right handed and my left side is loose and right is always tense......how do i get my right side to relax......also when i do side planks the left side is easy and the right side i shake

[@NealHallinan]

@@Joe-pb3lx That’s what Postural Restoration seeks to address, but there is no one program for everybody. it’s based on the individual.

[@Gary-iz8re]

What is different between neuro & adaptation habit?

[@NealHallinan]

Probably not much different. Adaptations have their origin in the brain as a response to changing circumstances, usually based off of some physical or psychological stress. Just thoughts off the top of my head.

[@johaanness]

Do you have an opinion on "non-movement" approaches for aiding in postural issues? I find your content very enlightening but have also been interested in what's often reffered to as "bioenergetics" for a while. For example, Broda Barnes book 'Thyroid, the unsuspected illness' basically explains hypothyroidism as a major unrecognized health issues. I think he postulates in his book that about 40% of americans are suffering from it. Do you know of any such approaches that could potentially play a role in PRI-related issues and are you familiar with the works of Ray Peat, Broda Barnes, Hans Selye, Gilbert Ling etc? Those are some often reffered to in the "bioenergetics community". I guess I'm wondering if there's any overlap there

[@NealHallinan]

It's all energy. Even PRI. I even made a video about this. To me, a left AIC pattern is our energy's "home base". It needs to flow and can't get stuck. The more "energy leaks" you have in your soft tissue (we call it pathology), the more the body creates tension to make up for the energy leaks. Tension leads to impaired energy flow and autonomic nervous system problems.

[@johaanness]

@NealHallinan thank you for replying. And yes I agree. Albert Szent-Gyorgyi showed by putting hardened dead muscle in a solution of ATP making it relax and soften. Restoring energy and energy flow seems to be the key possibly at every level. Thank you for all the amazing content, I wish I had a PRI certified practitioner close to where i live!

[@classic.g]

Can you make a video about having an extra wisdom tooth on one side and what exercises would be a great start?

[@davidwalkerblack]

you're so cool Neal

[@YTuberosity]

Conor Harris put out an interesting video recently where he now believes that not everyone is in Left AIC and may in fact be the right.

[@4f00d]

I usually find myself stuck on the right side, tight right hamstring, core, jaw and very weak left foot, glute

[@nexnexusnex]

Guys, everyone is left aic, because everybody has a right diaphragm bigger than the left. You think you are the opposite generally it is about over compensation or torsion

[@NealHallinan]

And he is wrong.

[@NealHallinan]

Exactly. It’s a cranial issue.

[@nexnexusnex]

@@YTuberosity I think that this is response to his content. I respect both of their opinions

[@alavallee2]

Guarantee you can’t tap two sticks together and change how my leg drops or not. I’ll fly to you to prove it. If I’m right you pay for my flight there and back home

[@EpydemicZero]

Thank you Doctor.

[@Shimlerr]

Thanks for your videos Neal they are great. My problem with this tho is , I’ve seen many case studies from AIA and Connor Harris that they did left side grounding instead of right and there was drastic improvements when doing right side grounding made it worse so I personally don’t subscribe to this.

[@NealHallinan]

I don't understand your comment. Who is doing right sided grounding?

[@Shimlerr]

If I understand correctly In PRI they teach you to ground on your left side , I’ve seen case studies that they did the reverse (right side hip shift , left side abduct and shift) and the relative motions increased, and when they did right side it made it worst.

[@NealHallinan]

@ I can increase or decrease someone’s range of motion with music, or glasses, or by rubbing their foot in a particular spot. I’ve shown all of this. They are using a biomechanical model on an issue that is at its core a “neuro-sensory” pattern. At that point you can’t compare the two approaches.

[@hansmassage5964]

Sound is a neglected tool of assessment. The sound of tapotement was a long honored tool of physicians but is now considered outdated, I demonstrated to the elderly couple I cared for today, that were both stuck to the left, that the hollow sound of tapotement on the cartilage on the left side demonstrated that it was under tension and the dull sound on the right side that it was under compression. By concentrating on breathing out on the left side until the resonance reduced and in on the right until resonance could be achieved, their posture distortions resolved. The wife, caring for her physically restricted husband and brother was able to shift the center of gravity from one leg to the other. The husband in the recliner was able get ankle dorsiflexion/knee flexion reflex and the swelling in his feet began to go away.

[@qrtkl]

Why do I find in the vast majority of my clients a right AIC-pattern? Is there a cultural difference, I am from Europe...

[@NealHallinan]

@@qrtkl Are you testing them with the adduction drop test. In 14 years, I’ve never seen someone adduct the left leg and not the right.

[@ab8456]

​@@NealHallinan maybe he's from Britain. They've got even the wheel on the wrong side. :)

[@KurtKlöckl]

@@NealHallinan no I am testing via palpation of SIPS and SIAS

[@milanmacik6094]

maybe you should start to talk extensively, that we can see "right AIC" as some other compensation, because lots of people feel that way..

[@NealHallinan]

I did an Instagram post with a perfect example of a “fake” Right AIC pattern, or “not Left AIC” pattern. It’s all just left AIC with soft tissue pathology on top of it.

[@saadimadina1337]

Fascinating as always Neil. This video came just in time right after Conor just came out with a video titled "why I no longer believe in left aic" lol

[@NealHallinan]

@@saadimadina1337 Life, and human movement, is all about timing 👍

[@baderqassim3248]

Misleading content.

[@youssefelyakoubi8201]

It is possible to use both side equally. For this you need a pure heart with no corruption, bad feelings, evil thoughts or actions. Free from guild, remorse, debt, injustice and bad relationships. The less you have of this problems the more you will be able to access the other side. For only the good and pure hearted are worthy of using such ability. It is not only limited to body movement it is a complete set of skills you have acces to. Surly not for the evil for it can cause great danger if used by the wrong person.

[@NealHallinan]

Both sides equally, I doubt it because the two sides aren't the same. The goal is to have normal asymmetry.