Stabilize

With joint alignment and muscle firing patterns restored, conditions such as sleep apnea and dysautonomia medically managed, and resiliency tools on board, transition focus to maintaining proper joint alignment and soft tissue tension, continuing to decrease inflammation and deal with acute exacerbations, and working on creating proper resting muscle tone and joint position throughout the body. Utilize PRISM PHYSIOLIGN™ manual therapies alongside regenerative medicine, bracing, neuromuscular re-education, and more.

Medical 

  • Regenerative medicine - Injections to help aide with areas that require ongoing attention (Ex. SI joints, TMJs, Ribs, Shoulder girdle, hips, and ankles)  

  • Ongoing attention to POTS, muscle contractility, Mast Cell activation 

 

External Supports  

  • Bracing may be used but as we progress through stabilize, we should decrease reliance on braces (wherever possible) 

  • Progression is not perfectly linear; life happens and can result in destabilization that then requires reorganization and repeat bracing  

IAO the International Academy of Osteopathy. SlideShare. January 2023.

Strengthening and Isometrics 

  • Continue muscle activation techniques  

  • Core strength and stabilization against resistance (Starting at the larger joints and then progressing to the smaller joints) 

  • Foot strength that best supports sitting and standing  

IAO the International Academy of Osteopathy. SlideShare. January 2023.