Reprinted, with permission, from my Australian colleague, Dr. Andrew Locke.
Dr. Andrew's response to the question "Does posture matter?" was intended for the professionals spewing nonsense all over social media on this topic.
Instead of re-writing the whole shebang, I've just added a few [notes...
Is there anything worse than being in pain and having to run around, trying to find someone who can help you figure out why you're in pain?!
The fact that so many people are struggling at navigating the same healthcare maze for back pain drives me bonkers. It's like we are all...
HEAD, NECK, JAW, TONGUE
Five years ago I taught a workshop that included head, neck, jaw and tongue positioning for optimal spine health.
Minds were blown
After the workshop I felt I had “over-reached” and I vowed to mute that schpiel until “later” because it seemed to...
AXIAL LOADING
a.k.a. “The Farmers Carry”
Loading the spine means adding weight to the head or shoulders
Carrying weight this way loads the shoulders, which then load the spine
It teaches your postural muscles how to resist collapsing, thereby fortifying your supporting back and...
What you're looking at is an x-ray of an individual in an extreme pose of spinal extension. I don't know the individual or their medical history.
It begs the question: Can you be too flexible? Let's see...
Contortionists, gymnasts, dancers, yogis, all of these athletes excel at their sport...
You probably know you should drink more water but maybe you don't remember exactly why.
Hearing that "your life depends on it" is just vague enough for most of us to be able to ignore it.
So allow me to remind you of some of the relevant ways in which water is the elixir of life and how it is...
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