What To Do If You Don't Fit The Left AIC Pattern - How To Fix Asymmetrical Posture

[@Helionx-qr9ff]

Been frustrated for four years. Everything matches precisely. Thanks

[@Joncka]

What's not mentioned in a lot of videos, where for example Conor here talks about feeling some tension in your side-abs while exhaling. I don't. At least I didn't, til someone mentioned the queue "put your fingers on your lower ribs, and try to bring them in while you're breathing out". That was a whole new experience for me. Different ab activation, deeper breath, and I finally felt that tension. My ribs are flared, and as a result, I normally don't get a full breath cycle. It's part of my problems since I'm dealing with lower cross/anterior pelvic tilt. I'm guessing my core/transversus abdominis has suffered so much since not being activated correctly.

[@vacafuega]

Helpful, thank you!

[@kellyk.8287]

Hi Conor, Thank you for addressing this! There are sooo many questions on social media from people who do not seem to fit the common L AIC pattern, and I am one of them. My L hip is clearly higher, my pelvis is twisted to the L (it's obvious, not subtle), my L leg is turned in (pigeon toed on L side), and I am side bent to the L with L hip higher and L shoulder lower (unless I over-correct in standing and make the R shoulder lower). When I sit in a chair, my L leg rolls in and my R leg is neutral or slightly rolled out. Given this positioning, you can probably understand why a L adductor pull back or elevating the L hemi-pelvis by standing on a book or internally rotating the L leg don't seem to make much sense to me (I was already in that position to start with). I'm really glad to see you starting to address this because I think it will help the general public (like me) better understand and support PRI, rather than thinking it's only for a certain subset of the population.

[@conorharris]

Thank you for the supportive comment :) I would say go off of your testing more than what you visually present as. That will lead you to more answers

[@xthinker2552]

Just don't know how to thank u. . may the universe bless u

[@lingvemulo]

I had a bad knee injury 10 years ago, then developed an autoimmune disease. Before I got diagnosed and medicated for it that left knee was always inflamed and I couldn't shift full weight onto it or even fully lock my left knee into extension. While I can put full weight onto that leg now my left leg has atrophied muscles which has given me a very severe left AIC and wild compensations. I can't even do these wall exercises in neutral and I suspect I need to develop leg muscles first, but I have absolutely no left leg internal rotation in order to build leg muscle.

[@N1TRO]

Thank you for your content, its helped a lot in understanding why i ended up the way i did and why i am stuck in a postural pattern. I fit the last pattern, im in a right stance muscular pattern but my weight is shifted over to the left with the left leg weight bearing 80% of the weight. The reason i got there is hip inpingement on my left leg. The femur is stuck in external rotation. I likely limped with the left leg first but the fact the hip is stuck up and back meant that i would get a jarring sensation like steping down a small step when walking. This led to fluid on the groin and hospitalisation with my left leg raised for a weak. Thinking back this was incredibly poor medical management.... I then developed the t8 rotation pattern via twisting my entire right hand side around so that the feet aligned forward. This meant the right leg was functioning kind of diagonally and led to injuries and decreased weight bearing over time, explaining why im so twisted and i ended up weight bearing on my left leg despite being in right stance. Its taken nearly 2 years to figure this out and without your resources i may have never figured it out. Ps this realisation that my left leg was actually stuck in external rotation, finally got me somewhere with the doctors, who did basic tests for 15 plus years asuming that because the feet were aligned testing normally would work. On the 12th of august i finally have an appointment with an orthopaedic surgeon and this happened almost immediately after i made this realisation. So i really can't thank you enough. ❤ Ps it also explains why despite my believeing i was the t8 pattern based on everything, the excercises never helped me to get either into true right stance or then shift into left stance. I can now get into right stance as i can use my muscles properly and if i adjust the feet poitioning so my left leg is diagonally outward (so right leg is positioned correctly and left hip is closer to being aligned) then i can actually generate force into the ground and push out of my right side. I get to the end point where it should squtch to left stance but since the leg and musculature arent there, its like i hover hmback and forth for a second and i know instinctively thats natural and correct i just physically cannot get into left stance because of the hip impingement and cam morphology.

[@racoonfrenzy3617]

Interesting to read your account. You were really persistent in figuring this out. Any updates? Are you managing to activate the proper muscles after surgery?

[@mommapia53]

I'm so excited I found your channel. I am now 69 and was just diagnosed with scoliosis 3 yrs ago. My lumbar spine goes left with lower hip and thorasic rotation to right and high right shoulder with overall left translation and anterior pelvic tilt which has affected my gait. Ordinary PT has not be helpful. Would your program help me? Can you recommend a practice to prevent progression?

[@N1TRO]

I think ive just realised why i always felt stronger and more confident carrying things (bags of shopping ect) with my left arm. Im clearly shifted over to my left side but never thought about the side abs. If they are stronger on the left probably over tense i can just lean my torso over to the right while carrying things and let that left side ab muscle bare most of the strain

[@Doggomorph]

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[@luckyraj2875]

Hello Conor,Thank you for the informative video. Can you please tell me if my left hip is high then it's internally rotated or externally rotated. How to treat it cause I'm suffering from left shoulder and left hip hike since 5 years. I've tried numerous exercises but it stays the same. Recently I am also having shoulder and neck pain. Please make a video about it help me please.

[@Iamfloxie]

Hi, Conor! I have a question if I have difficulty to diagnose myself could I just do exercise both for left and right pattern and hope it’ll improve?

[@DarkKnightSatellite]

conor, you are a hero. i greet you from far germany. thank you!

[@MjolnirValkyrie]

THANK YOU so much for this! I was so confused and frustrated not understanding why I was the exact opposite of the Left AIC pattern. Where can I find more exercises to "get right"? Thank you :)

[@mowz0_o]

can you advise me on the best sleeping postion for healthy hips? I always wake up so stiff and sore kinda

[@vikramsamanta3780]

Just a niggling doubt- say my body developed another compensatory pattern on top of a highly pronounced left AIC, would you directly treat the left AIC or the secondary compensation? For eg. : plantar fasciitis on right foot due to left aic and then another compensation to avoid the right foot when running.

[@AbhiBhardhwaj]

Should we perform step1 first of oblique orientation for a few days like 7 days and then proceed to step 2 and then step 3 or all at same day one by one for a no of days?

[@WestVirginiaWILD]

Where do I go to get evaluated? I play a lot of golf and I've come up with some injuries. I've seen a PT alot this year but I've never done anything like you're saying in your videos. I have left side back pain and pain on internal rotation of my left hip (inside left groin area). The hip pain is activated in my back swing (right handed). I'm would love to get some help from you or someone trained like you.

[@kellyk.8287]

Hi, To find someone trained by the Postural Restoration Institute (PRI), go to www.posturalrestoration.com/. In the upper right-hand corner of the screen, there is a link to "Find a Provider." You can click on people in your area and read a little bit about them and see the list of classes they have taken. I'm a PRI PT client myself, and I highly recommend it, especially for people having pain in more than one area (e.g., hip and knee, hip and shoulder, hip and ankle, etc.) Whereas traditional PT tends to look only at the area of pain (which can be helpful if you've had an isolated injury), PRI PT looks at your whole body pattern (which I think is far more effective for people having pain in 2+ areas). Good luck! I hope you find someone and are able to make an appointment!

[@kcmman9323]

Basically my left side is tight and compensated. Over hypertrophy on certain muscles on my left (pec, quad). Less range of motion actively on left side. Right side more fluid with everything, better ranges of active ranges of motions overall.

[@kcmman9323]

Connor do you have an email or anyone to refer me to on long island?

[@wokevroz]

Exactly what my body try’s doing it lifts my left hip up whenever I try doing anything 2:34

[@ayushrana9220]

I have straight leg raises on R>L. My left side feels tighter than my right. when I walk I feel like my whole weight is on the left side. my right side is shorter than my left. Looks like I am shifted toward the left side.

[@digvijaynarain5453]

I wish there was pri trainer in India. A country with billion population but no physical therapist who knows about real biomechanics.

[@priteshjatav1220]

Bro there are two people in India .. Aman ratnaik and ankoor Bhattacharjee

[@digvijaynarain5453]

@@priteshjatav1220 pritesh can you give your insta id or telegram id

[@qwertyfalco6139]

@@priteshjatav1220 do you use insta

[@jakkritphanomchit]

India has a thousand year old tradition of breathing exercises. Breathing properly and stretching will help these issues

[@jjhbball]

Mr. Harris, Thanks for your great work here. I have a question. I recently performed a SL RDL with a contralateral load and it did something magical for the persistent knee pain I've had for some time now. It lit my glutes on fire, but almost instantly relieved my knee pain. What happened here?

[@levijabezsamson2941]

I sprained my left ankle severely and continued to play soccer using it as my plant foot and strike the ball with my right. It got to a point where I could no longer play due to pain throughout my body. Even as I walk I feel like my gait is severly twisted. Could this contribute to me being in a dofferent pattern than the normal left aic? I bought your beginner body restoration program. Hope it helps

[@naniwas_tiger]

did it help?

[@lokeshjain4278]

Hi Conor, I used to sit on a wallet on right hip for 2-3 years while also working hard in gym. Turns out now I have a Lateral pelvis tilt with my left hip hiked up ,bigger in musculature and more forward. Right hip is pulled down more backward and has smaller musculature (upper glutes mostly). I am not able to understand which category I fall into.I read everywhere that hiked side has weak glute mediys but the upper butt of my hiked hip is way more muscular than the pulled down one. Please help.

[@ladskius3359]

I definitely don't fit the baseline Left AIC right BC, but that's because I've been patterned for years without pain and was able to just continue playing my sports. my left hip and shoulder are comepletely pathological haha and I'm just full of compensations. But suprisingly no pain whatsoever

[@patrickmcdonagh539]

How's your balance?

[@ladskius3359]

@@patrickmcdonagh539 Honestly never had an issue with my balance. I never had any real issues with my athletic performance except for some mild discomfort with certain exercises despite being clearly patterned now that I'm thinking about it. The human body truly is amazing at compensation

[@patrickmcdonagh539]

@@ladskius3359 that is strange.. So if you were to let's say do a deadlift , will the bar be straight or is it tilted?

[@ladskius3359]

@@patrickmcdonagh539 Straight. Slight hip shift towards the left with barbell squats. Trust me, I know it's weird I only started to have issues during covid after spending a significant amount of time being sedentary

[@kcmman9323]

I believe im patho in many cases. Pec and left aic pri exercises still can help right?!! Lol

[@JoaoSiebinho]

What if my right leg is anatomical shorter? Should I wear an insole with a few mm of extra height on that side while trying to get in right stance?

[@ChrisKappauf]

I hope I'm on the right track with this, I've felt stuck on my left side for almost 20 years after compensating for a broken right leg. I have no idea if I'm in left aic pattern or not but I can tell you that my right leg always wants to bend at the knee, it feels much longer then the left, my right lower back very underdeveloped and doesn't seem to fire at all, and my left foot seems to want to rotate out. It's really been a nightmare for years and no one around my area has ever been able to resolve it. Thanks for uploading this video

[@PookieNarc119]

Can you make a video on left shift pattern??

[@lmkm-z4h]

Only problem I have is with my left hip and this has been going on for quite some time. I can't do any type of abduction because if feel some type of pinch/blocking sensation in the left side of my groin. Then I realized that my pelvis position is all messed up, it sits diagonally an my left hip is rotated in front of my right one, and also sits higher than the right one. I can't even push of with my left foot properly in a defensive slide (i play basketball) because of that same pinching sensation. U have any idea what causes this, I've been trying to figure it out for the longest but it just keeps frustrating me. Pls I'd like to hear your opinion on this

[@mohammedbadawi4355]

Hi Conor I like the content that you are giving in your channel... I live in Jordan 🇯🇴, and I am thinking to buy a force plate, so I was wondering if you know a good affordable brand I can ship to Jordan.. Thanks a lot

[@dmydas]

Do these excerises apply if you have also S1-L5 and L4-L5 bulging disks and flat back syndrome?

[@dylanpatel677]

What do you recommend if I’m also experiencing sciatic pain through the left leg. My left hip is higher but my left foot also strikes the ground harder than my right. When I walk I look like hunched over to the right side. I also get tightness in my right scapula area.

[@pep1679]

Hi Connor, I have higher left hip and higher left shoulder. Will these still address these issues?

[@lolifier7]

What if my right shoulder is lower and left hip is higher and more internally rotated? I feel like I fit both patterns

[@AJSimonTalks]

I have x-rays showing that my left is stuck in external and right is stuck internally. Right is lower too.

[@marshalsaini9619]

Hi Conor I have to ask my right face is developed and compact and right side of my upper lip is stretched downwards but left is long and under developed, left eye is higher I am really confused 🤔 i don't know anything

[@priteshjatav1220]

Thank you🙏

[@priteshjatav1220]

Plz make a video on flat thoracic spine

[@harryaroraji]

I have been trying different variations but Mine is kind of mixed pattern , doesn't fit into either left aic or right 🤔 Left hip is higher, pain pattern is on right side with increased activities on right thigh (Adductors, quads, tfl, ITB all gets tight). Lumber spine Scoliosis bend to the left, thoracic T spine pushed to right and humped abt an inch or lesser. Upper T spine (c7/t3) to the left again.. Upper Cervical to right causing issues on c2/c3 Following PIR exercises and Need chiro adjustments every 10 to 15 days to keep them near normal. Still tight and painful thru-out the day at different points. A compelete mess. But getting better very slowly as I m focusing now more on Hip alignments.

[@mahboi8154]

Hi Conor. I have the fake left stance deep compensation problem. When it comes to the right side lying exercise to get into right stance you say that we should push into the wall with 4-5 intensity. If I do that I push myself 5 kilometers away from the wall. The only way I can push into the wall without my hips moving from its position to the ground is to use literally 1 out of 10 intensity. Should I do that?

[@estetty]

My right side TFL is super tight, during Ober's test my hip doesn't adduct at all. Also I have a sharp pain at the right gluteus medius area whenever I try to use my right leg. What to do?

[@conorharris]

I encourage you to use the assessments to determine which pattern you’re in and focus on improving those. 99% of the time you will have more long term success with improving assessment measurements rather than chasing symptoms

[@mellyjelly3097]

You mentioned resources for individual plan for the last group of people. I don't see the info.

[@casiahi7864]

I have left aic pattern accept that my hip flexion R > L, on left side my knee tends to go outwrd whereas on right it's straight. I don't really understand the issue, can u please elaborate a bit😢

[@FerdinandHenry]

11:55 you are describing me. I played basketball and soccer my entire life.

[@SP-cx8hm]

Will your body restoration program take asymetry into account and fix it? Or should I go through those videos and evaluate my anatomy first?

[@cinicini5721]

Please more workaut right aic and left bc

[@vibefrequencyable]

what does it mean if you have better right hip IR, better right hip er, but better left straight leg raise better, better right hip flexion? kind of a unusal pattern...

[@cinicini5721]

more exercises for T8 syndrome please

[@shubby2078]

I fit the left aic and right bc pattern but my face is sidebent to the right side too

[@ayushsharma8495]

Hey i feel some rotation in my lower body region and when i bend forward one side of the back seems a little higher than the other. Can this be caused by the rotation or is it lumbar scoliosis. See when i hand stand my legs are not in full proper alignment with the upper body the waist area seem to cuved to right side . I want to ask can this be corrected plz help . I can send u some pictures. Please

[@digvijaynarain5453]

R u Indian, I am also suffering from postural issues , can you share your insta id , se can share a lot of information.

[@carrd1]

I get confused between the sacrum and L5. If the sacrum is right, L5 would be rotated left in a neutral position. according to Fryettes law of spinal mechanics. How does the sacrum and L5 look and in the compensated and non compensated left AIC pattern? Reason I’m asking…My L5 gets stuck rotated left and extended while my sacrum rotates left and extends back on the left, jamming the sacrum against L5. This is according to my DO who does OMM. That’s why I feel “opposite”. My compensation screws up my exercises. Thank you!

[@rcmusik1]

Due to poor translation into Russian, I did not understand, the first case is for the pelvis in which the left edge is higher?

[@winelover3639]

Yes left hip is higher. Use writer post and translate it to Russian. www.conorharris.com/blog/what-to-do-if-you-are-the-opposite-of-the-left-aic

[@nahlamammou1421]

Hi Conor , I HV a question regarding hips ,mine tend to pop in the back of my pelvis and I hear a loud pop when I get out of bed . Should I try releasing the hipcapsule or try other stuff ? PLS lemme know what you think

[@Doggomorph]

Can we load these exercises

[@priteshjatav1220]

Can someone have flat thoracic spine? (Without curve)

[@kellyk.8287]

Yes, I have a flat thoracic, flat cervical, and hyper-lordosis in the lumbar. This is all part the of the PRI pattern for which I'm seeing a PRI PT.

[@patrickmcdonagh539]

I have a high right hip and my right shoulder is high but my left lat feels much tighter than my right

[@JohnSmith-iu8cj]

Second time I don’t see the linked video on top that you mention I’m the video

[@coachoctavian6160]

Hi conor, my right pelvis is more forward than the left in APT, just to understand perfectly is that a left AIC?

[@conorharris]

Usually the left side is more forward. I would use your assessments to guide intervention

[@coachoctavian6160]

@@conorharris oh i will definitely do the tests once I get home. What info i can give as of now is my left oblique literally had no rotation to the left until i started doing woodchoppers as per removing upper neck tightness and when i lie down on the floor on my back i can fit my right hand deeper under the lumbar spine but not so much the left so im just trying to figure out which is it so i can start adressing it thank you so much you fixed a lot of my issues so far you are genius!

[@winelover3639]

Hey Connor my results matched #1 after first step as you said measurements was equal, does this mean I am left AIC now ? ( Right shoulder still higher) also my left leg shaking on 90/90 hip shift

[@strawberryjam5844]

I was a waitress, carrying trays on the left side for years. And would reach with the right to put things on the tables. So my left side is super compressed.😢

[@Eplemos4Life]

Lol, im literally the opposite. Also lefthanded, maybe thats the case.

[@cathydevinney731]

Funny...I just googled "Connor Harris T8" earlier this week hoping to find something 🙂

[@AbhiBhardhwaj]

Should we perform step1 first of oblique orientation for a few days like 7 days and then proceed to step 2 and then step 3 or all at same day one by one for a no of days?

[@AbhiBhardhwaj]

Should we perform step1 first of oblique orientation for a few days like 7 days and then proceed to step 2 and then step 3 or all at same day one by one for a no of days?