movement patterns

How Do You Hold Yourself?

How Do You Hold Yourself?

Ever wondered why your pain comes back after receiving treatment? We all know that we use our muscles to move our bodies, but did you know that we also use them to hold and to protect ourselves? This helps us during everyday life to keep us upright and maintain positions or postures against gravity. However, when our muscles are doing too much holding or too much tensing, it can lead to imbalances and pain.

Posture Part 2: Lower Crossed Syndrome

Posture Part 2:  Lower Crossed Syndrome

Do you have low back issues? Or pain in the hips or knees? Lower crossed syndrome is usually as a result of prolonged sitting, particularly with poor posture. It can also be caused by the performance of sports that require an uneven stimulation of the muscles involved, poor exercise technique, imbalanced strength training, and much more.