Thoracic Flashcards
The thoracic release is also known as?
The diaphragm reset which is made up of a shoulder release, Pillar three(nine through 11), elbow/sternum, rib cage, and spine
Why is it important to release the heads and neck first before releasing the shoulder
In order to get the shoulder to relax enough and for the rest of the body to be stable enough to stand on three legs, there cannot be a compressed nerve in the neck and head. 
The shoulder release includes what
Dropping way the shoulder to allow the break from gravity, stabilization of the other three limbs, engagement of the core, and release nerves around the shoulder. 
Why is the shoulder release important?
It allows for a facia postural reset.
Why is the release of the shoulder important?
What is the shoulder is released it’s a set up for the release for of the sternum and elbow.
What do you do if the knee is pointing in towards the body?
Gently pull the knee out into more of a straight line
Are the sternum in the elbow, most likely to be rotated in one direction or another at the same time?
Yes, if one is on the alignment is likely the other is to 
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What are the primary nerves in the sternum elbow area?
The Brachial Plexus nerve, which branches off to the Ulnar, radial and median nerves. The Ulnar nerve innervates the flexor muscles of the forelimb, and provide sensory innervation to the skin on the medial side of the lower leg. The Radial nerve innervates the extensor muscles of the forelimb, and provide sensory innervation to the skin on the back of the leg below the knee.
Distal limbs
The deep, flexor muscle turns into the digital flexor tendon, which ones down the back of the lamb and attaches to the coffin bone within the hoof. This tendon is responsible for flexing the digital joints in the carpal joint, and it helps to control the movement of the tendons that flex the digits.
The superficial digital flexor muscle turns into the superficial flexor tendon, which ones down the back of the limb, and attaches to the coffin bone within the hoof. This tendon is responsible for flexing the digital joints and the carpal joint, and it also helps to support the fetlock joint. The flexor capri, radialis muscle turns into the flexor capri , radialis tendon, which attaches to the carpal bones and helps to flex the carpal joint. The extensor carpi, radialis muscle turns into the extensor carpi radialis tendon which attaches to the back of the metacarpal bone and helps to extend the carpal joint. 
Distal limbs cont
The median nerve is a major nerve that provides innervation to the set of muscles in the forearm and distal limb, as well as to the skin and other structures in the region. The specific structures innervated by the median nerve include: Muscles skin, and other structures. Muscles: the median nerve innervates the pronator teres muscle, which helps to rotate the forearm and flex the elbow joint. It also innervates the flexor, capri, radialis muscle, which helps to flex the carpal joint and the superficial digital flexor muscle, which flexes the digital joints, and helps to support the fetlock joint. The skin: the median nerve provides sensory innervation to the skin on the Palmer side of the distal limb, including the skin, overlying the carpet joint, the Palmer surface of the fetlock joint, and the skin on the dorsal surface of the heart. Other structures, the medial and the median nerve, also innervates the digital flexor tendons which run down the back of the lamb, and the responsible for flexing the digital joints. It also provides sensory innervation to the digital cushion, especially structure, located in the hoof that helps to absorb shock during locomotion.
Distal limbs continued
The Palmer nerves also known as additional nerves, provide sensory innervation to the Palmer or plantar aspect of the distal him, including the soul of the roof, the balls of the feet, and the facia between the digits. The Palmer nerves do not innervate any specific muscles. Instead, they provide sensory feedback to the horses, brain, allowing you to feel the ground and it just it’s movements accordingly. This century feedback is important for maintaining balance coordination during locomotion.
What is the function of T1 T2?
These nerves innervate, the muscles of the neck and shoulders, colluding the trapezius, rhomboid, and SERRATUS, VENTRALIs muscles.  this will likely cost the most problems with poor saddle fit. 
