I have a question about “heart bottom syndrome”. I’ve long been into fitness and know the very littlest about Paul Chek’s work, which is where I first encountered heart bottom syndrome. If I recall, he describes it as a symptom of pelvic floor weakness, where the glutius medius are forced to overcompensate for a weak pelvic floor in the role of pelvic stabilization.
While you illustrate the same symptoms, in your ebook, it seems that you attribute it to the glutius maximus not working properly. Pelvic floor weakness is an effect, not the cause.
I’ve studied a bit about the connections between the TVA, pelvic floor, glutes, and multifidi muscles in the back and it seems to me that either one of you could be correct.
What would you suggest to a woman who has had several children and seems to have very good glute activition, thus pointing that her heart bottom syndrome is due to pelvic floor weakness.
hey thanks for the great question… its not so much that the glute max isn’t working… its because the pelvic floor muscles are not being switched on. This will be a biomechanical issue possibly coming from the feet not working or restriction up in the thoracic. There could also be an issue with pain in the viscera shutting down the pelvic floor. I found the reason that the core is simply not working is too isolated and misses the complexity of the chain reaction of the body. Either way you need to get the hips switching on. I am bringing out an online video course that will show you everything you need. I do one on one coaching through skype if your interested… contact me through rob@codetocatchhim.com. I really excited about doing more with this site so thank you very much for the question
May 25th, 2011 at 1:21 pm
Hello. Just got your ebook, which is great stuff!
I have a question about “heart bottom syndrome”. I’ve long been into fitness and know the very littlest about Paul Chek’s work, which is where I first encountered heart bottom syndrome. If I recall, he describes it as a symptom of pelvic floor weakness, where the glutius medius are forced to overcompensate for a weak pelvic floor in the role of pelvic stabilization.
While you illustrate the same symptoms, in your ebook, it seems that you attribute it to the glutius maximus not working properly. Pelvic floor weakness is an effect, not the cause.
I’ve studied a bit about the connections between the TVA, pelvic floor, glutes, and multifidi muscles in the back and it seems to me that either one of you could be correct.
What would you suggest to a woman who has had several children and seems to have very good glute activition, thus pointing that her heart bottom syndrome is due to pelvic floor weakness.
Again, great stuff! Thanks for sharing.
May 27th, 2011 at 6:16 pm
hey thanks for the great question… its not so much that the glute max isn’t working… its because the pelvic floor muscles are not being switched on. This will be a biomechanical issue possibly coming from the feet not working or restriction up in the thoracic. There could also be an issue with pain in the viscera shutting down the pelvic floor. I found the reason that the core is simply not working is too isolated and misses the complexity of the chain reaction of the body. Either way you need to get the hips switching on. I am bringing out an online video course that will show you everything you need. I do one on one coaching through skype if your interested… contact me through rob@codetocatchhim.com. I really excited about doing more with this site so thank you very much for the question