The Joint by joint approach

The “Joint by joint approach” theory developed by Mike Boyle and Gray Cook, explains how joint pain is often caused by improper function at an adjacent joint. If a joint isn’t performing the way it should be, it adds stress to a neighbouring joint because of the muscles that attach them together.

We’ve been told for years that it’s important to have a good posture but very rarely is it ever explain WHY it’s so important.

Over time, the muscles get used to being in a certain position. If we have bad posture and we’re constantly putting them in a bad position, they will begin to grow and fix themselves into this position forever. However this can be reversed by understanding how the muscles interact with each other and learning the proper stretching and strength building techniques to ‘reset’ our muscles and return to a good posture.

The reason this is so important is because with bad posture, mobility problems arise soon after, followed by unnecessary joint pain. Some of the most common signs of bad posture are;

shoulders rolled too far forward
neck too far forward
lower back flexed and hips rolled forward
planting the ball of the foot first instead of heel striking while walking

These common postural imbalances can often explained by something called upper crossed and lower crossed syndromes.

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Do you find yourself with constant aches in your joints and unsure why?

The Joint by joint approach

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