4 steps to return the pelvis to its correct position
When it comes to the hips, legs, knees and feet of the body, there are many sayings in English that compare "standing posture" to the "attitude" towards the world and life, using " "Walking" is used to express "practice", "standing firm" is used to express "self-reliance", and there is also the saying "shooting directly from hip height" to express reckless behavior. These statements indicate that it is very important that these points are properly arranged. If you replace the front wheel of the car, but the front wheel is stuck at a 45-degree angle, the car will not be able to drive far. Just like wheels, your hips, legs, knees and feet need to be aligned properly to function properly and not wear out prematurely. STEP 1 Check whether your feet are aligned
Stand up and look at the position of your feet. Do your toes point forward? Or are the feet pointed slightly to the sides, like tires that are not installed properly? If you notice that you have bulging, you must understand that forcing your feet to point forward will not correct the habit and will only make the area between your feet and hips more tight. Left: splayed feet, right: feet parallel. Use simple movements to exaggerate your stance and change your habits
If you have splayed feet, we recommend that you walk with splayed feet for 1 minute, and especially Exaggerated outward posture; that is, walking with your feet spread outward (like a penguin). This exaggerated movement can help the body become aware of its state and then relax. Next, deliberately walk with your feet parallel for another minute. Your proprioception will gain new options as a result. Then forget everything. After forgetting, you won't try to correct yourself. The body can accommodate new choices at a feasible pace. These two exercises can be repeated several times a day to release the restricted state, allow the proprioceptive nervous system to discover new possibilities, and allow the self-correction reflex to become active again. In these simple movement exercises, you will notice that you can quickly experience changes by taking a few seconds to identify the movements you are more comfortable with.
Shaking knees after hip replacement surgery
A lovely brave lady with a great sense of humor came to see me. At nearly seventy years old, she had hip replacement surgeries on both sides. After the surgery, she fell and dislocated her right thigh bone, but it was clear to her that she was too weak to undergo further surgery. Therefore, she chose to raise her shoes by five centimeters. However, even though the pad was raised by five centimeters, the length of the legs was still different. After the fall, the body became tight, resulting in limited movement and stiffness throughout the body. These tensions can cause pain and limit mobility. I asked her what bothered her most, and she said she felt pain every time she stood up from a sitting position. I suggested that she rock her knees slightly from side to side a few times before standing up. This action allows the tight or stagnant state to get used to movement before you can bear weight. Doing this will also improve proprioception in your knees, ankles, and hips. By focusing on your knees before bearing weight and adjusting your movements, you can prepare the muscles around the joints for weight-bearing movements. The rocking motion before standing up can really stimulate proprioception and improve coordination and cohesion from the hips down to the soles of the feet. Then she felt no pain when she stood up from a sitting position. STEP 2 Balance left and right
Stand with your feet parallel and the distance between your feet is about 5 to 8 centimeters. Move your hips so that your weight falls on each foot in turn. See which side feels more comfortable and move to that side. Wait 10 to 30 seconds, then return to the center and check again whether the left and right are balanced. Left: Push the hips to the left, Right: Push the hips to the right STEP 3 Front-to-back balance
The starting position is the same as above, and the center of gravity moves forward and backward. Pay attention to whether it is more comfortable for you to put your weight forward on your toes or backward on your heels. Take a more comfortable position and hold it for 10 to 30 seconds. Then return the center of gravity to the center, and check the center of gravity before and after again. Left: push the hips forward, right: push the hips back. STEP 4 Rotate the pelvis
Draw a circle and rotate the pelvis to see what is most comfortable. Pay attention to the movement. Do you feel uncomfortable or disturbed when doing so. Draw a circle and move it to a position opposite to the discomfort or disturbance (you should feel comfortable), and then pause for 10 to 30 seconds. Then rotate the pelvis again and recheck. If the discomfort persists, stop before you feel any disturbance and hold this position for 10 to 30 seconds. Check again next. Draw a circle and rotate the pelvis
Book information ◎Illustrations and text are excerpted from Shang and Zhou Culture Publishing House, Luen. Overmyer's book "The Complete Solution to Self-Healing for Pain (Revised Edition): Bone and Body Self-Correction Therapy Awakens the Body's Self-Healing Power". Since 1978, Overmyer has healed countless people at her bone and body self-correction therapy clinic. She participates in thirty skeletal and body self-correction therapy seminars each year, teaches numerous students and lecturers, attends professional conferences, and writes press releases for the United States, Australia, and New Zealand. She is a licensed advanced instructor in skeletal and body self-correction therapy, is licensed as a *** therapist in Florida, provides adult education courses in Florida and throughout the United States, and is certified in therapy*** with the National Board of Certification in Bodywork ( NCBTMB) certification.
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