Poor Breathing Doesn’t Just Affect Performance with Michael Mullin ATC, PTA, PRC

On this episode Dr. Brett Scott sits down with Michael Mullin ATC, PTA, PRC. He has has been in the field for a while, and Brett met him when Michael did a talk in one of his college classes, and liked his differing approach to how the body moves than what was traditionally seen in Physical Therapy.

 Michael is a clinically based athletic trainer and has been practicing for over 25 years. He is the owner of Integrative Rehab Training, and they provide fitness and rehab and consulting services. He is a certified athletic trainer and registered Physical Therapy Assistant. He is also a professor at the University of New England and is certified through the Postural Restoration Institute. He specializes in treatment, rehab and training of individuals and has worked with all levels of athletes. He has provided consultation treatment in presentations to the NFL, the US Ski Team, Mike Boyle strength and conditioning Cressy sports performance. He has done speeches at Perform Better seminars, the Stars on Ice Tour, national level rugby teams, and has worked with numerous dance studios, sports teams, fitness facilities, running clubs, and is also the consultant for the Miami Dolphins football team.

Dr. Scott and Michael talk all about what the concepts of PRI are. The Postural Restoration Institute or PRI, as they refer to it as, is this institute in thought process about how breathing affects our body's balance of position, and how these affect our anatomy, our neurology, our physiology. They discuss why our bodies aren't really built symmetrically and how this can affect us as as humans that need to do movement to survive. They go into some of these common asymmetrical patterns due to our breathing patterns, and how these can change us from just surviving and getting by, to becoming a thriving athlete. They mention why breathing should be a part of almost everyone's treatment approach, and why you should be integrating these into your movement prep or corrective exercises. They also touch on some of the things you can do to address some of these tendencies that many of us come across. Mike goes through a lot of information and may help you uncover some of the issues you might be dealing with, where rolling on a lacrosse ball might not be fixing that!

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