Foreword | p. xv |
Preface | p. xvii |
Foundations | p. 2 |
Back Pain | p. 6 |
What We Blame | p. 6 |
Standing Upright? | p. 6 |
Sedentary Lives? | p. 7 |
Stress? | p. 8 |
Weight and Height? | p. 9 |
Age? | p. 10 |
The Real Cause | p. 10 |
Loss of Kinesthetic Tradition | p. 13 |
Influence of the Fashion Industry | p. 15 |
The Effect on Our Backs | p. 16 |
Moving out of Misery | p. 17 |
How it Works | p. 17 |
What does Good Posture Look Like? | p. 18 |
Anteverted Pelvis | p. 20 |
A Gently Curved, Elongated Spine | p. 21 |
Every Bone in its natural Place | p. 22 |
Using Muscles More than Joints | p. 23 |
Muscles Fully Relaxed When not Working | p. 23 |
Breathing as a Therapeutic Exercise | p. 23 |
It Works! | p. 24 |
Orientation | p. 26 |
Follow the Lesson Sequence | p. 28 |
Herniated Disc | p. 28 |
High Impact Activities | p. 28 |
Bending Activities | p. 28 |
Allow time to Change | p. 28 |
Know what to Expect | p. 29 |
How Quickly Can I Expect Results? | p. 29 |
How Long Should Each Lesson Take? | p. 29 |
How Difficult are the Lessons? | p. 29 |
Understand How the Lessons are Organized | p. 29 |
Recognize Your Progress | p. 30 |
Barriers to Success | p. 30 |
Stretchsitting | p. 32 |
Benefits | p. 36 |
Instructions | p. 38 |
Indications of Improvement | p. 48 |
Troubleshooting | p. 48 |
Feeling Overly Stretched | p. 48 |
Unable to Stretch the Spine | p. 48 |
Discomfort at Point of Contact | p. 49 |
Inadequate Chair | p. 49 |
Further Information | p. 49 |
Shoulder Repositioning | p. 49 |
Comments on Lumbar Cushions | p. 50 |
Sitting in a Car | p. 50 |
Fashioning a Backrest | p. 51 |
Checking Your Position | p. 51 |
Recap | p. 53 |
Stretchlying on Your Back | p. 54 |
Benefits | p. 57 |
Instructions | p. 58 |
Indications of Improvement | p. 64 |
Troubleshooting | p. 64 |
Feeling Pain or Discomfort in the Low Back | p. 64 |
Feeling Pain or Discomfort in the Neck | p. 64 |
Feeling Discomfort at a Point of Contact with the Bed | p. 65 |
Snoring | p. 65 |
Feelings of Exposure | p. 65 |
Further Information | p. 65 |
Beds | p. 65 |
Pillows | p. 65 |
Cervical Pillows / Rolls | p. 66 |
Recap | p. 67 |
Stacksitting | p. 68 |
The Wedge | p. 71 |
The Anteverted Pelvis | p. 72 |
Benefits | p. 73 |
Instructions | p. 74 |
Indications of Improvement | p. 88 |
Troubleshooting | p. 88 |
Pain in the Low Back | p. 88 |
Soreness in the Low Back | p. 88 |
Wedge Not Available | p. 88 |
Inelegant Movement | p. 88 |
Changed Line of Vision | p. 89 |
Further Information | p. 89 |
Conflicting Guidelines | p. 89 |
Distinction Between Tipping the Pelvis and Swaying the Back | p. 89 |
Chairs | p. 90 |
Floor | p. 91 |
Recap | p. 93 |
Stretchlying on Your Side | p. 94 |
Benefits | p. 97 |
Instructions | p. 98 |
Indications of Improvement | p. 106 |
Troubleshooting | p. 106 |
You Can't Fall Asleep | p. 106 |
Your Body Doesn't Hold the Position Through the Night | p. 106 |
You Are Uncomfortable in This Position | p. 106 |
Further Information | p. 107 |
Sleeping on Your Stomach | p. 107 |
What to do With Your Legs | p. 108 |
Recap | p. 109 |
Using Your Inner Corset | p. 110 |
Benefits | p. 114 |
Instructions | p. 116 |
Indications of Improvement | p. 122 |
Troubleshooting | p. 122 |
Swaying the Low Back | p. 122 |
Difficulty Breathing | p. 122 |
Further Information | p. 122 |
Lengthening by Contracting | p. 122 |
Jumping | p. 123 |
Reaching above Your Head | p. 123 |
Protecting Your Neck | p. 124 |
Using an External Corset | p. 124 |
Recap | p. 127 |
Tallstanding | p. 128 |
Benefits | p. 131 |
Instructions | p. 134 |
Indications of Improvement | p. 142 |
Troubleshooting | p. 142 |
Unable to Contract the Foot Arch | p. 142 |
Difficulty Shifting Weight onto Heels | p. 142 |
Problems Aligning the Shoulders | p. 143 |
Inability to Sense Your Vertical Axis | p. 143 |
Further Information | p. 144 |
Arm Position | p. 144 |
Weight on the Heels | p. 145 |
Natural Arches of the Feet | p. 145 |
Bare Feet | p. 146 |
Pregnancy | p. 146 |
Insoles | p. 146 |
Shoes | p. 146 |
Spine Contour Confusion | p. 146 |
Recap | p. 149 |
Hip-Hinging | p. 150 |
Anatomy of a Backache... | p. 153 |
... and How to Avoid It | p. 153 |
Benefits | p. 155 |
Comparing Different Bending Styles | p. 155 |
Instructions | p. 156 |
Indications of Improvement | p. 162 |
Troubleshooting | p. 162 |
Bending is Painful | p. 162 |
The Groove in Your Low Back Disappears as You Bend | p. 162 |
The Groove in Your Low Back Gets Deeper as You Bend | p. 163 |
Further Information | p. 163 |
Hamstring Flexibility | p. 163 |
Bending for Extended Periods | p. 164 |
Bending While Sitting | p. 164 |
Extra Weight | p. 164 |
Hip-Hinging for Athletic Advantage | p. 164 |
Training Children to Hip-Hinge | p. 165 |
Recap | p. 167 |
Glidewalking | p. 168 |
Benefits | p. 172 |
Instructions | p. 174 |
Indications of Improvement | p. 190 |
Troubleshooting | p. 190 |
Feeling That You are Leaning Forward | p. 190 |
Tendency to Tuck or Lead With the Pelvis | p. 190 |
Unable to Coordinate Buttock Contraction and Forward Thrust | p. 190 |
Difficulty Leaving Back Heel on the Floor | p. 190 |
Losing Track of Your Posture | p. 190 |
Cannot Coordinate all the Elements of Glidewalking | p. 191 |
Further Information | p. 191 |
Walking on One Line | p. 191 |
Getting Extra Power in Your Stride | p. 192 |
Running Like a Kenyan | p. 192 |
Recap | p. 193 |
Optional Exercises | p. 195 |
Strengthening the Torso Muscles | p. 197 |
Strengthening the Abdominal Muscles | p. 197 |
Strengthening the Deep Muscles of the Back | p. 204 |
Strengthening and Stretching the Muscles in the Shoulder Area | p. 205 |
Strengthening the Neck Muscles | p. 207 |
Stretching the Neck Muscles | p. 207 |
Stretching the Key Muscles That Connect the Torso and Legs | p. 208 |
Stretching the Hamstrings | p. 208 |
Stretching the External Hip Rotator Muscles | p. 210 |
Lengthening the Psoas | p. 210 |
Strengthening Key Muscles Used in Walking | p. 211 |
Strengthening the Arch Muscles | p. 211 |
Strengthening the Gluteus Medius Muscles | p. 213 |
Strengthening the Tibialis Anterior | p. 214 |
Troubleshooting | p. 215 |
Stiffness or Pain | p. 215 |
Lack of Improvement | p. 215 |
Failure to Exercise | p. 215 |
Further Information | p. 215 |
Anatomy | p. 217 |
Glossary | p. 220 |
Bibliography | p. 223 |
Index | p. 224 |
Summary Guide | p. 226 |
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