Assessing the Fundamentals - The Thoracic Connection, Part 1

Political intro? Obamacare? Seriously people??? Listing health care statistics is not in and of itself "political," anymore than listing ANY type of statistic is political. The health care bill itself was mentioned nowhere in the introduction. We work in the health care and fitness industry, these statistics ARE germane to our profession. Case in point: I work in a medically-based fitness center with mostly older clients and special populations, the EXACT people described in the statistics! If you don't like the fact that we ARE a health care-related industry and have to deal with the consequences of the health care crisis, perhaps you should find another career.

Who came up with this thoracopelvic canister (TPC) term? This idea of a canister completely ignores the natural curvature of the spine which would make the structural integrity of any 'canister,' especially one under any kind of pressure, highly questionable at best. Additionally, the political intro was gratuitous.

I have to agree with Jonathan. Great article but the author would serve himself and his audience better by leaving his political proclivities and assumptions out of the discussion.

No reason to bring Obamacare into an otherwise interesting article.

My "war," daily with my clients to "breathe." The problem is, that when they arrive at my hands do not even know how to breathe and did exercise a lifetime!
I look forward to the next article.
Thankfully.
Eduarda

Wonderful article. This summarizes a lot of what the medical fitness and general fitness community can do to help improve the overall functionality of our clients/patients. I look forward to seeing the ideal corrective exercises that go along with this.

Blessings:)