In this video, we will take a look at a third major motion of the collar bone which is the movement up and down. It’s important to begin to notice if your collar bones, represented here as hot dogs, can position level.
Your brain tends to take an average of the most moveable sections of this bone and give you perhaps a false reading . You may perceive that all parts are able to rest in their middle position on and up and down dimension. But, if you notice each 1/3 section of the hot dog, you may get a different sense of position and movement limitations.
The 1/3 section of the collar bone closest to the breastbone (section #1) often cannot lower and is stuck with the junction of the joint closest to the breastbone pinned downwards by postural muscle tension. You might notice when you investigate this, that it feels like you can lower your collar bone but that only happens in the out 2 sections.
If you notice this pattern in yourself, you can begin to correct your muscles by focusing on the movement desired and the 1/3 section that doesn’t move. Leave your attention and focus on the position that piece of hot dog is in and gently and politely encourage a repositioning.
Be sure you aren’t making the correction somewhere else in your body. A common substitution is to make a downward change lower in the body. This will lower the part you are trying to address, but the muscle action is not on target! Keep trying and see how long you can sustain a lowering action while performing whatever ordinary tasks you are doing.
In order to change deeply held postural muscle tension, a corrective signal must be present in your body frequently and for long holds. Typically a hold needs to be present for 8-10 minutes to begin resetting your posture system’s habits.
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