Blog — alignment

We know, we know…we talk a lot about proper alignment. But we wouldn’t do it if it wasn’t so important. Proper alignment and posture can help prevent: Headaches Stiffness Digestion issues Sciatica  Carpal tunnel  Fatigue And more When your body is in alignment, you can move without pain. When it’s out of alignment, everything is impacted.  But you don’t have to start an intense workout regimen to get your body aligned. In fact, you shouldn’t. If your body has been out of alignment for a while, you should start getting back on track slowly.  Here are some small changes you...

Surprising fact: The pain we feel in our back and shoulders might actually come from misalignment in our hips/pelvis or our feet. When one area of our body is out alignment, it can take the rest of the body with it. What is Alignment? Alignment refers to how the head, shoulders, spine, hips, knees and ankles relate and line up with each other. Proper alignment of the body puts less stress on the spine and helps you have good posture. Maintaining good posture helps keep you in alignment. It’s a pretty important cycle kept in line by a pretty important...

The hips are an important part of our body's basic alignment. They are a ball-and-socket joint that helps form the foundation for the rest of the body. The problem is, there is a long list of activities that can throw our hips out of alignment. From sitting all day to simply tripping over a crack in the sidewalk, it's ridiculously easy to throw our hips out and when we do, it can lead to problems in the spine, lower back, and even in the knees and other parts of your body. If you're experiencing lower back pain misaligned hips could...