“Life is very interesting. In the end, some of your greatest pains become your greatest strengths.”

Drew Barrymore

Crash Course: Anatomy and Movement 101

This page is for anyone who needs a crash course in important landmarks in the body, or would like to be more familiar with the concepts of Healthy Posture (Alignment) and Balance (Your ability to move in a controlled manner).

In many future posts in this section we will be reminding you to “find your neutral spine” or “find the ASIS (bumps) on the front of your pelvis. If you are already familiar with these and feel comfortable finding them on your own skip ahead and I will see you in the next post; for those of you who want a bit more information take a look at the videos below.

Alignment: How your posture is important

Great posture is subconscious; stop trying so hard and let your body lead you to a state of optimal alignment.

Balance: Making each movement efficient

Balance = preventing unnecessary movement. The more efficient the movement the less energy you will waste, the more energy you have to heal, and the less the area recieves “wear and tear.” 

Landmarks: ASIS, How to find it?

*If you can’t feel a particular movement or can’t find a particular landmark (such as your ASIS) ask your chiropractor or massage therapist. They have a great sense of touch and can often feel movement easily. Once they can point out the movement to you your brain can quickly figure out what you missed! (They may not know what movement you asking about or a particular landmark by name so bring in your video so they know what to look for.)

Landmarks: Neutral Spine, How to find it?

Throughout this course you will frequently here me give you the “cue” to tense your abdomen by pulling your belly button in. What I am really asking you to do when I give you that cue is to find your neutral spine which we will cover right now.

How to move your shoulder 101:

Moving your arm overhead is actually a combined motion of 2 separate joints; your shoulder joint, and your shoulder blade. These two joints must both be active when raising your arm to prevent irritation of your shoulder joint and help you reach a healthy range of motion.

Congratuations on completing your crash course! You are 1 step closer to freedom from chronic pain and a life of limitless possibilities! When your ready head on over to your first exercise here!

Wishing you amazing joy and all the very best all health,

David

Where To Next?

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