When Back Pain Isn"t Necessarily a Back Problem
The standard solution for a 'bad' back is pain killers; muscle relaxants and rest...
if it still doesn't go away then physiotherapy, osteopathy or a chiropractor are usually the next ports of call.
There is one problem with most of these approaches...
they focus on the symptoms and clearing them and not on the cause.
The result is short term relief but long term repetition of the same or similar condition.
This was my experience until I had a Bowen Technique treatment and discovered that the cause lay in a tilted pelvis and muscular imbalance (quite common in active/sports people and postnatal women).
After years of pain killers and quick fix treatments my back was fixed and stayed fixed...
I then learnt the technique and went on to practice and teach it.
As a therapist I treat a lot of people with back conditions and in about 80-90% of the cases the problem isn't in the back...
it's below the spine in the pelvis, hamstring, knees or ankles.
The majority of these cases are due to a tilted pelvis which causes the spine to twist or compensate and this imbalance leads to trapped nerves, muscle spasms and a bad back.
It stands to reason that if the spine is supported by a level platform there is a good chance it will be straight but if the platform is tilted then the spine will be squint.
There are four main causes of pelvic tilting...
the most common is with postnatal women.
After child birth it takes a while for the ligaments and muscles around the pelvis to recover and return to normal elasticity and strength.
During this recovery period most mothers hold and support their baby on or above one hip while they are doing things (multitasking), the result can be that the ligaments contract and the muscles strengthen in a tilted position.
Then the back pain begins...
just at a time you least need it.
In sports the tilting can come from either high impact accident or injuries to the hamstring, knee and ankle, causing short term imbalance and compensatory posture or gait leading to long term back problems.
So if you have a re-occurring or chronic back condition it might be worth looking at a treatment system like the Bowen Technique that will balance the whole body and remove the root cause of the problem.
if it still doesn't go away then physiotherapy, osteopathy or a chiropractor are usually the next ports of call.
There is one problem with most of these approaches...
they focus on the symptoms and clearing them and not on the cause.
The result is short term relief but long term repetition of the same or similar condition.
This was my experience until I had a Bowen Technique treatment and discovered that the cause lay in a tilted pelvis and muscular imbalance (quite common in active/sports people and postnatal women).
After years of pain killers and quick fix treatments my back was fixed and stayed fixed...
I then learnt the technique and went on to practice and teach it.
As a therapist I treat a lot of people with back conditions and in about 80-90% of the cases the problem isn't in the back...
it's below the spine in the pelvis, hamstring, knees or ankles.
The majority of these cases are due to a tilted pelvis which causes the spine to twist or compensate and this imbalance leads to trapped nerves, muscle spasms and a bad back.
It stands to reason that if the spine is supported by a level platform there is a good chance it will be straight but if the platform is tilted then the spine will be squint.
There are four main causes of pelvic tilting...
the most common is with postnatal women.
After child birth it takes a while for the ligaments and muscles around the pelvis to recover and return to normal elasticity and strength.
During this recovery period most mothers hold and support their baby on or above one hip while they are doing things (multitasking), the result can be that the ligaments contract and the muscles strengthen in a tilted position.
Then the back pain begins...
just at a time you least need it.
In sports the tilting can come from either high impact accident or injuries to the hamstring, knee and ankle, causing short term imbalance and compensatory posture or gait leading to long term back problems.
So if you have a re-occurring or chronic back condition it might be worth looking at a treatment system like the Bowen Technique that will balance the whole body and remove the root cause of the problem.
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