Postural Restoration- What is AF/IR?

To understand Postural Restoration, you need to understand AF/IR, which is "acetabulum on femur" internal rotation.

Most people will be stuck with a left side of the pelvis, or left ilium, rotated forward compared to the right ilium.

A forwardly rotated ilium is in a position of Left AF/ER where the left ilium is flexed, abducted, and externally rotated on the femur. The right ilium is likely in the opposite position, Right AF/IR, where the right ilium is extended (rotated posteriorly), adducted, and internally rotated.
The first thing we do is pelvic repositioning which consists of getting the left side out of AF/ER and into a more neutral resting position so that it has the ability to move into Left AF/IR.

Simple repositioning does not guarantee Left AF/IR. Once repositioned, you then must train the actual Left AF/IR movement through appropriate Postural Restoration exercises.

For more about Left AF/IR: https://pritrainer.com/securing-left-...
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For further information about Postural Restoration defined patterns, check out these videos and blog posts.
https://pritrainer.com/left-aic-pattern/
   • What is the Left AIC pattern?  

   • Introduction to the Right BC Pattern, or r...  
https://pritrainer.com/right-bc-pattern/

   • RTMCC Pattern Basics  
https://pritrainer.com/right-tmcc-pat...