![]() ![]() Then, palms down, thumbs pointed forward, rotate both arms forward in a six-inch circle. Keeping the shoulder blades squeezed and your arms raised at your sides, rotate both of your arms backward in a circle of about a six-inch circumference. Palms up, place the fingers into the pad of each hand, thumbs pointed behind you. Raise your arms so they are extended out to your sides at shoulder level. This exercise engages the shoulder muscles, which, in turn, helps to stabilize and strengthen the muscles of the mid-spine, resulting in less low-back pain. You won’t believe how easy they are… FOR THE UPPER BACK AND SHOULDERS: You can incorporate all three of these exercises into your regular fitness regimen-and you can do them indefinitely to keep your body aligned. Most people experience less pain in a few weeks (the amount of time varies by individual). You may be surprised to find that you experience some pain relief the very first time you do these exercises. ![]() When Egoscue practitioners work one-on-one with patients, they look very carefully at the individual’s anatomy to determine why the imbalances-and the resulting pain-occur.īrian Bradley, vice president of education and therapy protocol at Egoscue, Inc., says that the three exercises below are most often recommended to help ease low-back pain. The technique is based on the concept that pain occurs when biomechanical imbalances place abnormal stress on muscles and ligaments. That’s the thinking behind the Egoscue Method, a nonmedical technique that incorporates stretches and exercises that realign the body and restore proper muscle and joint function. When you correct these other imbalances, the back pain eases. Instead, a problem somewhere else, such as shoulder misalignment…uneven hips…or a tilted pelvis is really the culprit. Sometimes that pain in our lower back has nothing to do with our lower back. ![]()
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