What happens when things get out of balance? Naturally your spine has an S curve. It’s supposed to have a curve. We also want a vertical line from ear to heel that is vertically integrated, where each segment of the body is not far from this vertical central line.
So that our body can stack and build itself in balance. A good central line creates a functional relationship with gravity. Postural deviations and spinal disorders can form when your vertical (your natural S curve from the side view) gets too curved.
We want a healthy sacral, lumbar, thoracic, and cervical curve in the spine. To have full function and mobility of the spine, having balance in the pelvis is essential. Depending upon your specific unique anatomical characteristics and your signature moves your body has developed patterns and postures that reflect balance and imbalance.
What movement patterns are you holding in your body? How do you bend? Where is your fulcrum? Where do you hinge when you bend down to the ground? How do you stack the segments of your body? When one part of your body becomes more responsible for supporting a movement, that joint can become stressed, it can micro tear at the ligaments, the disc can bulge, it can become weak or atrophied, it can lose its ability, or it can become dense hardened and tight which limits the range of motion and the necessary components to maintain health in that part of your body. If these conditions are not addressed they worsen over time. Pelvic torsion i.