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A B M P m e m b e r s ea r n F R E E C E h o u r s by rea d i n g t h i s i s s u e ! 29 Notes 1. Matt Cartmill and Fred H. Smith, The Human Lineage (Foundation of Human Biology), 2nd ed. (Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Blackwell, 2022). 2. Yuval Noah Harari, Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (New York: Harper, 2015). 3. Alexandra Fletcher, Daniel Antoine, and JD Hill, ed., Regarding the Dead: Human Remains in the British Museum (Winston- Salem, NC: The British Museum Press, 2014). 4. Daniel Lieberman, The Story of the Human Body: Evolution, Health, and Disease (New York: Vintage, 2014). 5. Janna Anderson and Lee Rainie, PEW Research Center, "Stories from Experts About the Impact of Digital Life," July 3, 2018, www. pewresearch.org/internet/2018/07/03/stories- from-experts-about-the-impact-of-digital-life. Erik Dalton, PhD, is a pioneer in the bodywork community. He founded Freedom from Pain Institute and Dalton Myoskeletal Alignment Techniques—a bodywork system developed from his training in osteopathy, neurology, and Ida Rolf 's structural integration. Dalton's online CE courses, live workshops, and Master Myoskeletal Therapist certifi cation offer therapists ways to help clients heal from injury and chronic pain. For more information, visit erikdalton.com. WATCH VIDEO "THREE TECHNIQUES FOR MOBILIZING THE HIPS" Continue holding the knees and ask the client to bridge up, pause, and lower back down. Repeat this series 2–3 times. The Jelly Roll (Image 3) This trunk-f lexion technique helps relieve compression at the lumbosacral junction. With the client supine, stand on the client's right side and ask the client to grasp both knees tightly up to their chest. Use your left arm to brace the client's folded arms so you can use their knees to rock them back and forth. As the client's hips come away from the table, slip your right hand under the client's pelvis. As the client rocks with the knees coming toward their forehead, use your fingers and palm to tug on the sacrum. Repeat this maneuver 3–5 times. Then, rotate the spine by taking the client's knees to their left shoulder for 3–5 rocking motions and then to the right shoulder for the same number of rocking motions. Always work within the client's comfort level and back off if the client reports pain, an increase in pain, or an increase in other symptoms. Anterior Hip Capsule Stretch (Image 4) With the client prone and their knee f lexed, grasp under the client's right knee with your right hand. Use your left hand to pin the tissue below the client's ischial tuberosity. This hand position creates a counterforce. Step onto your left foot and lift the client's hip into extension. Resist this movement with your left hand. This counterforce stretches the anterior hip capsule, creates joint play, and hydrates the iliofemoral ligaments. Repeat this stretch 3–5 times and repeat it on the opposite side. Don't use this technique if the client has had a hip replacement. Spindle-Stim Glutes (Image 5) This technique creates tone when the gluteal muscles are inhibited by eliciting a mild stretch ref lex and stimulating the dynamic gamma motor- neuron system of muscle spindles. With the client prone, position their leg in a "figure four." Use extended arms and soft fists to rapidly compress the gluteal muscles. Work in all directions on the muscles at a fast pace while maintaining firm compression (not tapotement) for two minutes. Repeat this technique on the opposite side. 3 4 5