GREEN LIGHT REFLEX
The body takes over the posture of a soldier, ready for action and change. The back arches, the buttocks, hind thighs, and hips tense up, the shoulders pull back, the head raises. Common problems caused by the green...
RED LIGHT REFLEX
It serves as a defense against sudden change or danger. In the event of a sudden loud bang or rumble, the front of the body's muscles is activated and contracted. The abdominal muscle shortens, and the chest muscles tense...
TRAUMA REFLEX AND INJURIES
Injuries can be caused by a blow or a fall. When a blow is anticipated, we instinctively turn away from it, which leads to getting hit on the side of our body. Those muscles then reflexively contract so that they form a shield.
THE MAIN CAUSE OF STIFFNESS AND CHRONIC PAIN
The key to understanding the causes of chronic pain in our muscles and joints lies within our proprioception, which is being aware of movement, and feeling ourselves. Muscles and most tissues in the body...
HEADACHES
There are three general types of headaches: sinus headaches, migraine headaches and tension headaches. All three types are triggered by two conditions that cause muscle tension, i.e. injury and stress, and all three types usually...
HIPS, KNEES AND FEET
Why? Because the knee joint (connects the two parts of the knee) can move only in the direction backwards and forward and cannot bend in any other angle. If we move our foot to the left or the right, the knee doesn’t move...
THE PAINS OF THE MODERN WAY OF LIVING
Most of them tell me that they have problems sitting up straight for the entire workday: sooner or later, they notice how slouched they are. Such daily forced posture slowly but inevitably wears out the body and causes pain;
NECK PAIN
Cervical vertebrae are part of the spinal column, and we tend to forget that when we talk about neck pain. If you can't or don't know how to move the rest of your spine (back), the neck seems stiff to you, limited in its mobility.
SCIATICA
Typical sciatica is radiating shooting pain that starts in the buttocks (usually on one side only), and this pain extends down the back of the thigh, even into the foot. Sensations may include numbness, burning sensation of pain...
BACK PAIN
Most people with lower back pain are well aware of how much suffering, sacrifices and time it takes to eliminate that pain. You might have tried stretching, physical therapy, massage, chiropractic, acupuncture, painkillers, or even...