Structure Governs Function

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This concept is basically a no brainer. If there is some sort of structural abnormality in your body, everything down stream of it will become hampered in some way. This is again why I feel the mental aspect of your lift is the most important part. If you are not mentally into what you are doing then you really aren’t doing it at one hundred percent. A way to demonstrate this concept is to envision someone wit a pinched nerve. There is usually some sort of back problem whether it be some sort of injury or maybe just sleeping in an awkward position. This leads to back pain which in turns leads to some kind of dysfunction in the extremities. An example would be some one with low back pain who is complaining of numbness and pain in there legs. So let’s break down what is happening in this situation. The nerves that exit your spinal column travel through the vertebrae themselves. Some condition causes these nerves to be pinched between the vertebra or a spastic muscle. This causes a dysfunction in the nerve which leads to the numbness and pain in the extremities, where the nerve ends at. So a problem in one part of the body cause dysfunction in other more distant parts of the body, Structure governs Function!    This is the bread and butter of the Osteopathic industry. Osteopaths are able to correct these structural problems which in turn lead to improve functions in the associated parts of the body. I was a product of this growing up and eventually persuaded me into pursuing my current path. My father, a chiropractor, would give me adjustments whenever I needed them growing up. He could make headaches disappear on spot which was always appreciated! To have the power to correct a persons pain with something as simple as an adjustment is an amazing thing not to mention profitable, ha-ha.

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