And even the smallest muscle imbalance can over time pull you out of balance and place tremendous amounts of uneven pressure and wear and tear on your body...
And you know some are tighter or looser than others. Maybe you've noticed the muscles in one leg are tighter than the muscle in the other leg for instance.
Example of a Forward Tipped Pelvis How Muscle Balance Therapy works when nothing else does Fixing the imbalances causing these dysfunctions returns your body to the natural, balanced structure it was when you were young and didn't have back pain You know some of your muscles are stronger than others.
4. Forward Head and neck — this is when your spine and neck are pulled slightly forward and off-kilter. It puts as much excess pressure on your spine as if you were carrying a 30-pound ball on your head ...
If you have back pain it's not a question of IF you have one of these dysfunctions the question is which ones and how many do you have.
When a muscle or group of muscles overpowers the opposing muscle(s), you have a muscle imbalance. Think of it as a Tug-of-War that's been going on for decades in your body without you noticing it. When your muscles are out of balance they pull your bones and joints out of their normal position and this places them under constant and uneven stress.
For example, the position and curvature of your spine is determined by the amount of balance in all the muscle groups in your thighs, hips and torso.
When muscle imbalances pull your spine and body out of alignment, the level of stress on certain muscles, bones and joints increases.
1. Forward tipped pelvis — where one or both sides of your pelvis are rotated forward ... 2. Backward tipped pelvis — where, you guessed it, your pelvis is tipped unnaturally backward ... 3. High-right or high-left Pelvis — this one can create ‘virtual scoliosis' because one side of your hips is higher than the other and all of your vertebrae are pushed up on one side ...
especially the vertebrae, discs, spine and its supporting muscles. These muscle imbalances lead to physical dysfunctions and a life of back pain. Dr. Al Sears, MD "I stopped referring patients with back pain to orthopedic surgeons and started referring them to The Healthy Back Institute instead." "I use The Healthy Back Institute because they offer real solutions that work.