Dear Friends,
In my website www.humanposture.com, Section 5, I have suggested a model to explain the phenomenon of postural collapse. This model has a weakness, in that it mainly focuses on the skeletal system.
In addition to this model we need to visualize in more detail, problems specific to the muscular system.
THE SUPER SANDWICH MODEL:
Let us take a case where an individual is trying to figure out why his eyeballs are not moving freely; he would like to solve the problem as expeditiously as possible. Most people will imagine that the problem can be sorted out by exercising the muscles close to the eyeballs. While such exercise could improve eyeball mobility to some extent, it is unlikely that for most people the problem will be sorted out satisfactorily this way, because the problem would have got sandwiched in multiple layers. A very simplified model of what will happen is shown in the figure below:
Fig 1
PROBLEMS IN THE UPPER HALF OF THE BODY
Problems in the free movement of the eyeballs
PROBLEMS IN THE LOWER HALF OF THE BODY
Problems in the free movements of the eyeballs
PROBLEMS IN THE UPPER HALF OF THE BODY
Problems in the free movement of the eyeballs
PROBLEMS IN THE LOWER HALF OF THE BODY
Problems in the free movements of the eyeballs
PROBLEMS IN THE UPPER HALF OF THE BODY
Problems in the free movement of the eyeballs
PROBLEMS IN THE LOWER HALF OF THE BODY
Problems in the free movements of the eyeballs
PROBLEMS IN THE UPPER HALF OF THE BODY
Problems in the free movement of the eyeballs
PROBLEMS IN THE LOWER HALF OF THE BODY
Problems in the free movements of the eyeballs
Because of this sandwiching process it is not possible to easily sort out any postural problem locally. The process of postural collapse entangles the whole body ... minor problems in the upper half of the body will create minor problems in the lower half of the body ... which will cause another problem in the upper half of the body .... which will cause a problem in the lower part of the body ....
Hence it is unavoidable that in the process of posture correction we will have to shuttle back and forth over the whole length of the body.
Is it possible to correct such a complex mess?
Yes, it is possible to correct such a system:
1. If we think in terms of BALANCE ... which must be supported by:
2. Clothing and footwear must not block the natural movement of the body.
3. Recognize the concept of 'Present Space' (only the subconscious brain can coordinate proper movement)
4. Recognize the concept of USE AFFECTS FUNCTIONING; which means we must persist in adopting what we consider to be proper posture.
5. Knowing in which direction we must move in order to achieve balance. (My fear is that we are making a big mistake here).
1 to 4 are covered in the second page of my website www.humanposture.com
1 to 4 are covered in the second page of my website www.humanposture.com
Very fluid balance of the head:
Selvaraj
P.S. It goes without saying that 90% of our effort should be focused on preventing children from developing postural problems. Unfortunately, because of vague ideas on what causes bad posture, there is limited effort in this direction.
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