Movement Patterns/Putting Your Pelvis Into Proper Alignment

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Have you noticed a continual difference in flexibility and stiffness on one side of the body versus the other regardless of you giving each side equal attention with stretching and myofascial release?

For example, I know from experience that my left psoas muscle is chronically tighter than the one on the right. I have also told by a few different people that my left leg is functionally shorter than my right leg. I'm willing to bet that many of you also have this problem. You might not even notice it because it can be very subtle. Furthermore, when your pelvis has been out of alignment for a while it becomes harder to tell as what was once abnormal has now become your new normal.

Now for the solution. The reason for which you have this asymmetry is because your pelvis is shifted out of alignment. Most likely, it's shifted to the right side. Your pelvis may also be twisting on each side in opposite direction from one another creating a shear force. This is obviously no good for all of the contents living inside of your pelvis. I understand that this might be hard to understand through words alone. My writing is also pretty shit.

Fortunately, there is a discipline within the realm of physical therapy coined as "postural restoration" that deals with the natural asymmetries in the human body (ex. heart on one side, liver on one side, etc.) and the neurological patterns that come with movement.

If you indeed have the same problem that I do (chances are you do), you can try this exercise below. Really pay attention to the details. If you're doing it right, it should actually feel a bit uncomfortable and be a little challenging. If you do it correctly and you had the problem I was talking about, you should be able to stand up afterwards, walk around and feel an immediate difference in your gait (how you walk). Additionally, if you were to drop back down and stretch your left psoas again you will notice that you're now able to stretch even further than you could just a few minutes ago.

Why? Your actual muscles didn't become more flexible. You just put your pelvis back into in the right position (neutral).

Here's the exercise video. Browse this guy's channel, it will help you expand your knowledge beyond the basic "stretch and do myofascial release" shit you see all over the internet. If you are stuck in a compensatory movement pattern, you will inevitably develop issues with trigger points, etc. therefore it's crucial to address this.

Here's another video that explains this whole concept much better than I could.