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Spinal Touch

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What is Spinal Touch?

Spinal Touch is a gentle treatment that rebalances the body at the centre of gravity.  The centre of gravity of the body is located anteriorly between the 5th lumbar vertebrae and the sacrum.  If the body is out of balance at the centre of gravity then it could cause may unwanted muscular skeletal conditions such as back and shoulder pain as well as problems with the nervous system, headaches, impinged nerves, numbness....

Spinal touch treatment is very beneficial for assisting recovery from accidents, injuries or traumas as often these traumas have  phyiscally shifted the body out of balance - and these imbalances need to be corrected.

Other conditions that Spinal Touch has helped include

  • ankylosing spondylitis
  • anxietyarthritis
  • asthma
  • back pain
  • balance problems
  • digestive problems
  • fatigue
  • frozen shoulder
  • headache
  • insomnia
  • jaw problems
  • joint pain
  • kyphosis
  • lordosis
  • low energy and fatigue
  • mentrual problems
  • migraine
  • multiple sclerosis
  • m.e.
  • neck pain
  • pins and needles
  • problems during and after pregnancy
  • recurrent infections
  • repetitive strain injury
  • scoliosis
  • sciatica
  • sinus problems
  • sports injuries
  • tennis elbow
  • tension
  • visual disturbances
  • whiplash injury

The  diagram below shows the negative effect that poor posture can have on the body.  The muscles have come under strain  trying to hold the body upright - if these postures aren't corrected then problems can occur in the nervous system, spine, shoulders, hips, knees and corresponding muscles.

Spinal touch can correct these postures and their negative effect on the musclar skeletal system and nervous system.

Common Posture Types and effects
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See how the body becomes imbalanced....

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This is the ideal position of the spine - the spine is like a shock absorber for the body helping us to stand upright and bear the weight of our muscles and tissues under the natural forces of gravity. 
 
The position of the sacrum or 'sacred bone' (literal Latin translation) is critical to the alignment of the spine as the centre of gravity of the body is located at the point were the 5th lumbar vertbrae and the sacrum meet.  Spinal touch focuses on physically correcting any postural imbalance at the centre of gravity and 'reprogramming' the central nervous system to retain the correction so that the ideal posture is maintained.

If you would like to book in for a treatment please see my appointments page

I am fully qualified in Spinal Touch treatment, I have been practising Spinal Touch for just over a year. I trained with Susanna Terry, RSHom, Dip Couns, Dip ALTT

For more information on Spinal Touch please click on the following links

http://www.ishtaspinaltouch.com

http://www.lightouch.co.uk/spinaltouch.html

http://research.famsi.org/aztlan/uploads/papers/stross-sacrum.pdf click on this link to access this interesting essay exploring the origins and ideas behind the sacrum being named and thought of as 'the sacred bone'.

Promoting pain free posture for life xxx