Low back pain – new perspectives
In the USA, low back pain is the second most common cause of disability and the most popular treatments are actually known to be unhelpful for most people.
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The myth of perfect posture
Greg Lehman is a physiotherapist, chiropractor and strength and conditioning specialist treating musculoskeletal disorders within a biopsychosocial model. I believe you sincerely have to give it to the guy. Rarely will you find that an individual becomes proficient in two health care professions. He is also a researcher as he has published more than twenty […]
Of Foot and Occlusion
One of the most fascinating discoveries for me when learning osteopathy and posturology was the interaction between the occlusion and just about any other sensory and/or motor system.
Of Movement and More
In order to have access to movement, the cerebellum needs to compare the difference between what we intend to do and what is actually feasible.
Knitting for happiness?
Who would have thought that, of all things, knitting could be useful for more than comfortable sweaters?
Emotional Proprioception
If it is true that we recognize the importance of proprioception with respect to movement, we begin to realize that proprioception plays more subtle roles that affect us in a surprising way.
The brain and the body
If it is true that we have long compared the brain to a computer, Alan Jasanoff, professor of biological engineering at MIT, explains why we must go further in this description which is, at least, incomplete.
To speak… to connect
To come in contact with another individual can be perceived as a challenge, for some. When one considers that what is required can be neurologically taxing, could it be that this is more challenging for some than others? What is required when addressing someone is twofold: Looking at them straight in the eyes; Speaking. It […]
Inhibition: or how to not do
It’s interesting to me that, if curious or involved in performance, we think in terms of what we do, what we could do, what we can do and, but of course, what we should do.
The motor cortex… and the kidney?
My favorite topic is not Posturology! Now, although that may come as a surprise to anyone reading this blog, one has to think that, if I can appreciate Posturology this much, it is because of its widespread and profound impact on physiology. While those impacts are mechanical in nature, this piece from 2012 could be […]
