The Gait Guys talk about the Reticular Formation

In this video, Dr Waerlop exemplifies why flexor dominance (you have heard us say it many times) inhibits extensor activity. The upper part of the reticular formation fires the extensors, but the lower part inhibits them AND the corticospinal tract (basically the motor pathway you use to fire most of your voluntary flexors) stimulates the lower reticular formation (which inhibits the extensors). Many pathologies are because of flexor activity, and his is one of the pathways that's facilitates that pathway. The key to fixing many problems? Fire the extensors!

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