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Why Structural Correction?
By focussing on improving structure we are addressing the cause of what are referred to as 'secondary conditions.'
Let me explain. Imagine a house that has its foundation thrown off by a few centimetres. It’s likely there will be secondary conditions that occur as a result of this, such as cracks it the walls, creaky floorboards and jammed up windows. One approach would be to plaster up the walls, nail down the floor boards and WD40 the windows. The other would be to also address the foundation responsible for these changes making them much less likely to return.
How Does Anterior Vertebrae Syndrome cause Secondary Conditions?
As an example, let’s look at structural shifts of the head and neck. First, imagine you're holding a bowling ball. How much heavier would it seem or how much more strain would it be to hold, if you held it with your arm outstretched in front of you, compared to close to your chest? Significantly more strain, right?
Similarly, as the head shifts forward beyond it's centre of balance (as with anterior vertebrae syndrome), it creates a continuous strain on discs, muscles, tendons and ligaments as well as causing stretch or pinching of the nerves. It's easy to understand then, that tension headaches, pain or muscular tension in the neck, upper back or shoulders, or numbness or tingling down the arm could develop as a consequence.
Other examples include decreased efficiency of the lungs in people whose structural shifts result in rounded shoulders and a 'caved-in' chest, or low back disc problems (pinching nerves and affecting the legs) in the person whose structural shifts result in a weak protruding abdomen and a tense, compressed low back.
Symptoms Commonly Secondary to AVS:
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