Episode 26
26 A deep dive into dynamic neuromuscular stabilization for health and healing with Erica and Britt
April 10, 202440m 42s
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Show Notes
Episode highlights:
- How Erica got started with DNS
- What is DNS and how Erica applies these principles to her practice of both chiropractic and midwifery
- How breath is the foundation of functional movement
- How breathing impacts birth and mom’s ability to “push” effectively
- Why medicating reflux isn’t always appropriate and what parents should know about the diaphragm
- How postpartum women can heal their core by mimicking their baby’s movements
- Why infants need “free play” on the floor rather than being stuck in devices like swings, chairs, and bouncers
- The role of the vagus nerve on our emotional and spiritual health
- Why we both emphasize breath as the foundation of our work with clients
- Erica walks us through functional breathing and how she cues her patients
- What Britt tends to find when she assesses the pelvic floor and how she coaches clients through it
- Why we don’t always recommend internal pelvic floor work
- Britt shares about her experience retraining her breathing and the difficulties she experienced
- How we tend to have unrealistic expectations for healing the pelvic floor
- How epidurals can impact the function of the diaphragm and how Erica supports healing
- Erica shares her experience using DNS tools during a recent birth and her vision for her midwifery practice
Resources Mentioned:
Coulee Health Movement Library:https://couleehealth.com/movement-library/