According To The Laws Of Physics, Disk Herniations Can Be Caused By Poor Posture and Poor Lifting Techniques
They say your posture is a window to your spine. When your spine is aligned properly you have three 60 degree arcs that form your cervical, thoracic, and lumbar curves. When we are born we have one big "C Shaped" curve. Then at about 6-8 weeks of age when we begin to lift our little heads up to observe our environments, we form (because of the forces of gravity acting on the skull and spine) our neck curve (cervical curve). This is also how we develop our neck muscles as they now have to perform work to balance the skull. A little while later when we begin to crawl, we form our low back (lumbar) curve. Then, when we attempt to stand and start waddling around, we develop our lumbar spinal muscles. At this point, unless something went wrong, we should have three curves that will actually make the spine very strong and better able to protect and house the nervous system. According to science, curves actually make the spine 10x stronger. This is why it is so important to maintain them. When we lose our spinal curves we become much more susceptible to injuries which can result in things like disk herniations and vertebral subluxations. Even poor lifting techniques such as bending over and picking something up (which straightens the spine) instead of squatting (which maintains the curves and mechanical advantage) can put great forces on the disk and ligaments causing herniations. I found a great article on this topic with some good illustrations of disk herniations and a chart of how different positions can place different stresses on the spine. The chart outlines how posture can effect the low back.
This is why I choose to practice techniques at my clinics that incorporate spinal curve restoration and regeneration. It only makes sense that if we can make the spine stronger by restoring the curves, we will reduce stresses on the spinal disks, muscles, ligaments, and tendons. We accomplish this by increasing the resistance of the spine to the forces of gravity and motion using special corrective measures which include traction, exercise, and spinal adjustments. Often times, we incorporate spinal decompression therapy if there are disk bulges or herniations. Spinal correction does not happen overnight. It can take months to make changes. But, so does anything that is worthwhile. For more information you are welcome to attend our FREE Lunchtime Seminars which are held every Thursday at our clinics from 12:00-12:30pm. Call 415-392-2225 for more info
According To The Laws Of Physics, Disk Herniations Can Be Caused By Poor Posture and Poor Lifting Techniques
They say your posture is a window to your spine. When your spine is aligned properly you have three 60 degree arcs that form your cervical, thoracic, and lumbar curves. When we are born we have one big "C Shaped" curve. Then at about 6-8 weeks of age when we begin to lift our little heads up to observe our environments, we form (because of the forces of gravity acting on the skull and spine) our neck curve (cervical curve). This is also how we develop our neck muscles as they now have to perform work to balance the skull. A little while later when we begin to crawl, we form our low back (lumbar) curve. Then, when we attempt to stand and start waddling around, we develop our lumbar spinal muscles. At this point, unless something went wrong, we should have three curves that will actually make the spine very strong and better able to protect and house the nervous system. According to science, curves actually make the spine 10x stronger. This is why it is so important to maintain them. When we lose our spinal curves we become much more susceptible to injuries which can result in things like disk herniations and vertebral subluxations. Even poor lifting techniques such as bending over and picking something up (which straightens the spine) instead of squatting (which maintains the curves and mechanical advantage) can put great forces on the disk and ligaments causing herniations. I found a great article on this topic with some good illustrations of disk herniations and a chart of how different positions can place different stresses on the spine. The chart outlines how posture can effect the low back.
This is why I choose to practice techniques at my clinics that incorporate spinal curve restoration and regeneration. It only makes sense that if we can make the spine stronger by restoring the curves, we will reduce stresses on the spinal disks, muscles, ligaments, and tendons. We accomplish this by increasing the resistance of the spine to the forces of gravity and motion using special corrective measures which include traction, exercise, and spinal adjustments. Often times, we incorporate spinal decompression therapy if there are disk bulges or herniations. Spinal correction does not happen overnight. It can take months to make changes. But, so does anything that is worthwhile. For more information you are welcome to attend our FREE Lunchtime Seminars which are held every Thursday at our clinics from 12:00-12:30pm. Call 415-392-2225 for more info