What is a balancing muscle group?
Balancing muscle groups are referred to as the agonist and antagonist in Western Physical Therapy. In Traditional Chinese Medicine, each Meridian has a balancing Meridian and the same applies in MFS. For example, the Kidney Meridian runs along the anterior medial muscle group. The Bladder Meridian is the balancing muscle group that is located directly through the leg and runs through the posterior lateral muscle group. If you find that your Kidney Meridian Muscle Group is tight, and you aren’t getting results from stretching it, it is most likely because your balancing muscle group is too tight or weak. In order for your Kidney Meridian Muscle Group to fully elongate, the balancing muscle group must be able to fully shorten. So you would want to stretch and strengthen your Bladder and then go back to the Kidney and see if you have made progress. If you still are not making flexibility gains in the Kidney, you will need to stretch and strengthen the counter-balancing muscle groups. The
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