Poor Posture and Hip Alignment- Part 1

October 26, 2011

Overview:
Part 1 will demonstrate how having a hip imbalance can eventually lead to poor posture, and provide you with direct access to corrective exercises that can help fix the hip imbalance.

Part 2 (look for in the near future) will highlight 4 main muscles that help to contribute to structural imbalance and poor posture. Addressing these four muscles on a structurally aligned pelvis (hip alignment) will positively enhance the effects of strength training.

Part 1

Poor posture can lead to premature aging. Poor posture is an effect of limited functioning of a joint or of an injury in one joint that often leads to compensation which triggers a domino effect that travels, pooling in areas such as the neck, shoulder, elbow, back, hips, knees or feet. Left to its own device, is like planting the seeds and watering the weeds of premature aging by causing postural energy drains that accelerate forward posture, sore/painful muscles and joints and lack of energy.

Many of these imbalances can stem out from the hips. If the hips are out of alignment, then over the course of time, the body will create a domino effect going up form the hips (upper body imbalances) or a domino effect going down from the hips (lower body imbalances). The hips are our foundation, and having them out of alignment can ultimately contribute to overall structural imbalance.

A saving tip, if you need to work on your posture or are experiencing some of the dysfunctional pains described so far, you want to get started right away with your hip correction. The best thing I have done for myself in correcting my structural hip imbalances is a series of Corrective Exercises developed by Don Tigny at http://thelowback.com/fix.htm, How To Fix It, section.
Don Tigny has devised these exercises based upon 38 years clinical practice, 8000 cases of sacroiliac joint dysfunction and 40 years of research. My clients have also had tremendous success in the daily 10 minute practice of these corrective exercises.
If you try them but need further guidance, please contact me at www.kimgo@ehac.com.