ATB-SNR

[Guest guest]

Dear Sri SM Acharya -

 

Every week I read with interest the testimonials of your ATB-SNR

technique. I am always interested in finding new solutions to back

pain for my patients, friends and family. However, I am still not

clear on the technique, and when I have forwarded your website to

friends to assess it for themselves, they similarly don't understand

how to do it from the description on your website.

 

My original suggestion was to have someone film you performing the

technique with a digital camera and post it to the internet, so we

can all see how it is done. If it is too difficult for you to do

this, I would be happy to upload a video to my site and link it to

your own. However, that means that I should know how to perform this

technique correctly, and by way of this, I have edited the technique

on your website so it is more clear. However, the following is

perhaps wrong, so I would need you to correct the errors. If as a

result of these edits you would like to use them on your own site

please feel free. My only interest is to share this technique

effectively.

 

So, to review the ATB-SNR technique - this is what I understand from

your description:

 

1. Lie straight on a cushioned, firm surface such as hard bed, and

facing upwards in a supine position, place the palms under the head

and relax the body. When you are ready, flex the knees a few inches,

keeping the heels on the bed, until the knees are slightly elevated.

Remaining in this position, and keeping your heels on the bed, rotate

the ankles of both feet, right foot to the right (clockwise) and the

left foot to the left (counter-clockwise) once, and bring them back

together as before. Repeat ten times or more.

 

2. Still keeping your legs in this position, rotate your right foot

to the left (counter-clockwise) and your left foot to the right

(clockwise). Repeat 10 times or more. When you are finished extend

your knees, relax your ankles, and bring your legs down to the bed.

Take a few moments to relax.

 

3. Now, quickly flex the knees to this same position and then relax

to the original position. Repeat ten times or more. Take a few

moments to relax.

 

4. Now flex the knees, keeping the heels on the bed, bringing the

heels about two feet towards your buttocks. Now, quickly flex the

ankles (dorsiflexion), bringing the instep up but keeping the heels

on the bed. Then strike the knees together quickly but softly and

now relax the ankles, extend the knee and allow the legs to fall with

a thud back to the original position. Repeat 10 times or more.

 

5. Lastly, keeping the legs on the bed, very slowly extend the ankles

(plantarflexion), pointing the toes forward. When one is fully

stretched, take a deep breath and yawn to relax completely. Relax the

ankle, and get up sideways using the hands as the lever without any

jerking movements and move about normally.

 

Notes

• "extend" means to increase the angle between a the articulating

bones in a joint (such as straightening the leg by "extending" knee),

whereas "flex" means to descrease the angle of the articulating bones

in joint (such as bending the leg by "flexing" the knee)

• dorsiflexion is the term to describe the flexion of the ankle;

plantarflexion is the term to describe the extension of the ankle

 

Is this correct or not?

 

best wishes... todd

Caldecott

todd (AT) toddcaldecott (DOT) com

www.toddcaldecott.com