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SUMMARY Because our body structures adapt to how we use them most frequently, we may develop dysfunctional or painful tension patterns. The good news is that we can alter those demands in order to achieve different structural results. We may not be able to change the nature of the work we do, or even the movement patterns required to do that work. Fortunately, we can seek out and perform other activities that alter or balance those currently creating dysfunctional patterns. Notes 1. US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, "Physical Activity: Glossary of Terms," accessed May 2014, www.cdc.gov/physicalactivity/everyone/glossary. 2. Roger W. Earle and Thomas R. Baechle, NSCA's Essentials of Personal Training (Human Kinetics, 2004): 74. 3. P. Kolá, "Systemization of Muscular Imbalances From the Aspect of Developmental Kinesiology," Rehabil. Fyz. Lék. 8, no. 4 (2001): 152–164. 4. Phil Page, The Janda Approach to Musculoskeletal Pain (The Hygenic Corporation, 2002). Author workbook for private seminar: 9–11. 5. Florence Peterson Kendall et al., Muscles: Testing and Function with Posture and Pain, 5th ed. (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2005): 51–52. Christy Cael is a licensed massage therapist and certifi ed strength and conditioning specialist. Her private practice focuses on injury treatment, biomechanical analysis, craniosacral therapy, and massage for clients with neurological issues. She is the author of Functional Anatomy: Musculoskeletal Anatomy, Kinesiology, and Palpation for Manual Therapists (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2009). Contact her at functionalbook@hotmail.com. Supine Trunk Rotation Lie on the floor face up with your knees bent and feet flat on the floor. Keep your ankles, knees, and thighs together as you rotate your legs from side to side. Activate and control the motion with your abdominal muscles and do not let your shoulders rise of f the floor. Repeat. Because our body structures adapt to how we use them most frequently, we may develop dysfunctional or painful Wood Choppers Stand with feet shoulder-width apar t and grasp an exercise band or pulley with both hands. Keep your feet planted and hips for ward as you pull down and twist to the opposite side. Repeat until fatigued, then per form the same exercise on the other side. I t p a y s t o b e A B M P C e r t i f i e d : w w w. a b m p . c o m / g o / c e r t i f i e d c e n t r a l 71