What is Postural Restoration?
What Is Postural Restoration?
We have been certified in Postural Restoration since 2005. Postural Restoration acknowledges that we all have asymmetrical tendencies that will affect how we sit, stand, walk, run, squat, push, pull etc.
These asymmetries can:
- Load your joints unevenly causing excessive wear and tear
- Force your muscles to work in positions that are inefficient which increases the risk of overuse
- Affect how you breathe due to twisting and side bending of your ribcage
- Affect various other systems, including the neurological and circulatory system due to nerves or blood vessels being compressed by bones or muscles that are functioning in a twisted position
In treatment, Postural Restoration uses exercises and manual techniques that encourage you to use both sides of your body symmetrically. We work to bring your skeletal system into alignment, balance your muscle activity, and restore your ability to breathe symmetrically.
You will be given exercises to do at home to improve alignment so that you can make yourself feel better. Initially, the exercises will teach you to be balanced / aligned at rest - people often comment that these exercises make them feel like they have just had a massage. Once you are balanced at rest, the exercises will become gradually more complex in order to teach you to stand, walk, squat, reach, push, and pull symmetrically.
The final phase is to learn to use your newfound balance of strength and range of motion within your most challenging movement patterns. For some, this might be learning to run or pedal a bike symmetrically, or learning to cut while dribbling a soccer ball, or learning to turn equally well in both directions when skiing.
For more information on Postural Restoration, visit www.posturalrestoration.com.
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"Highly recommended. Make an appointment! When I first started going here, my hips were shifted way to the left, my pelvis skewed clockwise a lot, had a lot of pain in my right hip flexors, had lots of lower back pain because my vertebrae were always twisted, I stopped playing hockey, and couldn't run because of the pain it would cause in my right hip flexors and quads. Fast forward 5 months - my hips are centered under me and not twisted; the constant pain in my right leg and back are gone; I'm running 3x a week again; and last, but not least, ready to play hockey again! Thanks for pushing me these last 5 months Danielle!"
- Francis G.
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In my community of very active outdoor sports enthusiasts, Oliver is held in high regard. He is a pleasure to learn from and work together with healing current injuries and working toward preventing future ones."
- Deborah D.