Functional Myotome Flow Round ✌🏼 This is crazy, neurologically speaking. We are creating a side-to-side horizontal movement while alternating between internal and external hip rotation - a rhythmic, functional, whole-body pattern. 1️⃣ Functional Myotome Alternation Heel-down plantarflexion is predominantly a S1–S2 myotomal action (soleus, gastrocnemius). Lifting the heel while placing the toe down engages L4–L5 dorsiflexion - tibialis anterior. Alternating between these in a horizontal pattern

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