Do you wake up in the morning with the desire to achieve… Exponential practice growth? A scalable business plan that produces predictable revenue? Passive income that compounds your return on investment? A practice with a consistent influx of new patients who are committed to their treatment plans and who choose to stay longer? Do you…
Real Posture or Active Posture? The Important Distinction for Accurate Brain Based Posture Analyses
The Muscles of Real Posture Many patients lack the postural fitness to hold themselves upright in proper posture through activation of their posture muscles. This is an important clinical observation because poor posture is related to a decrease in neurologic output. Many patients lack the postural fitness to hold themselves upright in proper posture through…
5 Reasons Why Posture Rehabilitation Improves Proprioception
The Body’s Ability To Move Proprioception is a sensation perceived by the sensory cortex of where your body is in space. Proprioception refers to the body’s ability to sense movement within joints and joint position. This ability enables us to know where our limbs are in space without having to look at them; it is inherent…
‘Walk the Walk’ with Gait Analysis
Bipedal gait, or upright walking is the most common functional movement that we perform as human beings. The human body was designed to move athletically on two feet with upright postural design. We were designed to walk upright, to run fast, and to navigate our environment on two feet. If your patients present with postural…
3 Ways To Improve Postural Balance
Postural Balance Defined Posture is characterized as ideal body mass distribution of the patient upright in relation to the force of gravity. Postural control is defined as the act of maintaining, achieving or restoring a state of balance during any posture or activity. Postural control strategies may be either predictive or reactive, and may involve…
Posturology: A Scientific Evaluation of Postural Alignment
Posturology The American Posture Institute defines Posturology as the scientific study of the body’s static and dynamic alignment as it stabilizes itself in space against gravity and other forces. Posturology is a science, it is a method for analyzing the design of the body and how the body aligns itself in relationship to the surrounding…
Diaphragmatic Respiration, a Key Element to Postural Correction
Diaphragmatic Respiration, or also known as “deep breathing” is done by contracting the diaphragm and expanding the abdomen while breathing. Not only can deep breathing keep you performing at your best, it can significantly help improve postural correction. Considering 80% of the American Population presents with low back pain, would you agree that understanding the…
3 Research Studies Linking Posture and Carpal Tunnel
Carpal tunnel syndrome, a painful condition associated with tingling in the hand occurs when a major nerve, the median nerve, is compressed as it passes above the carpal bones in the carpal tunnel. According to McCabe et al. (2007) carpal tunnel syndrome is associated with factors relative to demographic factors such as age, gender, pregnancy,…
Evidence-Based Non-Surgical Strategies for Managing Cervical Radiculopathy
“12 Weeks to Better Posture ™ is the best posture program, if everyone did it I would be out of a job” states Giovanni, a medical doctor who sought postural correction treatment for neck pain, tension headaches and cervical radiculopathy. The pain and tingling in Giovanni’s arm was interfering with his ability to perform surgery…
Systematize Your Posture Exams to Optimize Your Outcomes
Why Perform Posture Exams? The physiologic effects of better posture are astounding in terms of investment. With proper posture there is an open chain of communication from the brain to the body controlling the function of each of the vital organ systems. When the human framework is aligned properly, it moves more efficiently. Proper posture…