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FIX AN ACHING BACK! (Reading Time: 00:01:30)
Here's a simple way to bring your sacroiliac joints into their proper position. Once the sacroiliac in normal position, the entire spine will eventually realign itself and pressure on sensitive tissues will be relieved. The key is to do it correctly, and to do it often.
If your spine has been sore for a long time, these corrections will take months. The younger you are, the quicker you'll recover.
Regardless of your age or how long you've had back trouble, this simple movement will help most everyone.
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A. BEFORE YOU BEGIN, HERE'S HOW TO IDENTIFY THE AREA THIS MOVEMENT TARGETS ON YOUR BODY:
- Put your hands on
both sides of your waist with your thumbs towards the front.
- Slide your fingers down until you feel
your tailbone.
- Now walk a few steps & notice
the feeling down there (that's your sacroiliac joints).
- If you feel a 'click' or a 'thunk' in one of your sacroiliac joints (right or left), that's a sign it's probably out of position.
B. HERE'S HOW TO FIX AN ACHY BACK:
1. Sit up straight on the edge of a chair or bed (with shoulders back) or laying on a flat (firm) surface, bend one leg at the knee and grab the ankle with the other hand (fingers on the front of the ankle, thumb circling & resting under the ankle). Hold the arm straight down to get the proper angle.
2. Place the other hand on the bent knee with the thumb on the inside, the little finger on the outside & the three middle fingers on top of the knee. Let the bent knee drop naturally to the outside.
The sacroiliac joint is now in its proper place.
5. REPEAT the
procedure with the other leg.
Don't worry about pulling too far back: you won't hurt a hip by pulling back.
This is still a helpful exercise for increasing circulation & toning the area, even if your sacroiliac is already in position.
The key to fixing your achy back is to do it correctly, and to do it often.
For acute injury: Repeat this movement as frequently as possible for 3 minutes for the first five days after injury, or at least every hour. Continue to do it at least three times daily as a preventive measure to keep your sacroiliac joints in proper alignment. Tell us how you feel after trying these gentle movements ten days: drhow1@earthlink.net
Backache still won't go waway? DON'T FRET! Back pain, Disc Pain, Sciatica - all can be fixed! They can heal, if you let them!. You can go back to a normal life better than before. Not all exercise is medicine. Not all medicine is healthy. Surgery should be the last resort! Together, we can STOP your pain. Email us about things you can do yourself for osteoporosis and for bone density. There's another type of sciatica caused by a muscle 'squeezing' the sciatic nerve against bone under it... if the exercises above haven't helped you, email me.
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