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How your body actually works, explained properly.
Plain-language answers to the questions people actually ask me about breathing, rib position, pelvic position, bracing, and how the parts of you are supposed to work together.
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Why Does My Back Hurt When the Scan Says Nothing Is Wrong?
A normal MRI does not mean the pain is imaginary. Scans are very good at showing structure and almost blind to how you are loading it. Here is what that gap looks like.
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What Is the Best Sleeping Position for Back and Neck Pain?
There is no single best position, but there is a single thing worth organizing around: your airway. Get that right and the pillow and pelvis questions mostly answer themselves.
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Can Breathing Cause Back Pain?
If you breathe with your chest instead of your diaphragm, your low back ends up doing a job it was never meant to do. Here is how that happens, and what it feels like.
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What Is Anterior Pelvic Tilt, and Do I Need to Worry About It?
Anterior pelvic tilt is a forward rotation of the pelvis that shows up as an arched low back and a belly that sits forward. It is a position, it is extremely common, and it is only worth attention when it comes with symptoms.
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What Is Diaphragmatic Breathing, and Is Belly Breathing the Same Thing?
Belly breathing and diaphragmatic breathing get used as if they mean the same thing. They do not, and the difference explains why so many people practice breathing for months without much changing.
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Why Do I Always Want to Crack My Back?
The urge to twist and pop your back is not a bad habit. It is usually a sign that you can only reach a range of motion by forcing it, rather than getting there on your own.
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Why Do My Shoulders Creep Up When I Am Stressed?
Shoulders that ride up toward your ears under stress are not a posture problem. They are a breathing pattern. Here is the link, and what to do that works better than pulling them back down.
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Why Does My Back Hurt When I Sit All Day?
Sitting is not bad for you. Sitting in one position for nine hours is what your back is objecting to. Here is what actually changes while you sit, and what to do about it.
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What Is Rib Flare, and Does It Matter?
Rib flare is when the bottom of your rib cage sits lifted and tipped out instead of stacked over your pelvis. Here is how to spot it and why it changes how your back feels.
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