Alignment Archives - Page 9 of 11

Are you Standing or Leaning on the Job?

by Barbara Horsley | Sep 3, 2012 | Alignment | 5 comments

It’s a common habit for people to lean against their desks when they first switch to a standing workstation. We’re so used to furniture supporting us that we no longer have the strength to hold ourselves up for very long. When you thrust your pelvis in... READ MORE

Rotate Your Femurs, Support Your Uterus

by Barbara Horsley | Aug 27, 2012 | Alignment, Happy Uterus | 23 comments

The title should read “Externally rotate the femurs (if your femurs are internally rotated) and align your pelvis to support your uterus,” But that would be too long a title. Slack muscles will respond by shortening, but short doesn’t equate to... READ MORE

Importance of Lateral Hip Strength

by Barbara Horsley | Aug 5, 2012 | Alignment | 25 comments

Lateral hip strength is important for the pelvic floor, low back, and knee health as well as maintaining optimal bone density in the femur. The neck of the femur is one of the main areas of the body where fractures happen due to osteoporosis. When our bones are... READ MORE

Check Yourself Before You Wreck Yourself

by Barbara Horsley | Aug 1, 2012 | Alignment | 3 comments

Sometimes it’s difficult to know what your alignment actually looks like unless you see yourself in a mirror, window or photograph. Sometimes that’s a good thing, like when you jump off the bed doing the splits while playing the air guitar. You think you... READ MORE

Walking Benefits

by Barbara Horsley | Jul 7, 2012 | Alignment | 2 comments

The way you walk matters. Proper biomechanics allows for optimal function and flow of blood, lymph and nerve conduction with minimal wear and tear of the tissues. Our muscles and even our bones have adapted to our daily habits and end up influencing how we walk, for better or for worse.

Retroverted Uterus a Natural Solution

by Barbara Horsley | Jun 5, 2012 | Alignment, Happy Uterus, uterine position | 202 comments

A retroverted uterus is when the uterus is tipped back. In this article, I explain the symptoms of a tipped uterus, its causes, and how they can be corrected.

Correct Toes™ Toe Spacers

by Barbara Horsley | May 23, 2012 | Alignment, Bunions, Correct Toes, Toe Spacers | 49 comments

Your feet are your foundation. What does your foundation look like? Is it collapsing inward like a sinkhole (over-pronation)? Are your toes curled up like a buckling sidewalk (hammertoes)? Does it look like you are standing on a mudslide (foot smear)? Would you... READ MORE

Knee Pain-Are Your Kneecaps Stuck up?

by Barbara Horsley | Apr 20, 2012 | Alignment, pelvic floor | 23 comments

If you have stuck-up kneecaps you’re at risk of having knee pain, hip pain, or other joint-related problems. According to the CDC in 2009, the total knee replacements in the US equaled 676,000 and total hip replacements equaled 327,000! Of the 676,000 knee replacements, 303,000 were between the ages of 45-64! And of the 327,000 hip replacements, 152,000 were between the ages of 45-64!

Is Sitting The New Smoking?

by Barbara Horsley | Apr 2, 2012 | Alignment | 8 comments

It’s not so much that sitting in chairs is bad, it’s the frequency that we sit in chairs that is causing problems like low bone density, short weak muscles, abdominal congestion, decreased blood and lymph flow and cellular degeneration. We weren’t... READ MORE