My story: I was born with a piece missing between the 3rd and 4th lumbar vertebrae. Always living in pain. Roll out of bed on all fours and slowly getting up. Often walking with a stick. Then my legs became practically paralyzed.
I found one of the 1st chiropractors in Holland and he put me back on my feet. Then for 35 years I went to see a chiropractor every 2 weeks. I moved 5 times country and traveled a lot, with always a chiropractor close by on my list.
One day by simply picking up my keys that fell on the floor I dislocated a disk and was completely stuck with a dangerous hernia. I had an excellent chiropractor/acupuncturist, who spend 5 days to get the disk back in place. Even he was quite surprised.
He told me to get some rest so I went to my other apartment, which had a workout center close by.
Went there and met a young gym instructor, who told me do not touch any of the machines,
come with me and I’ll show you an exercise.
He showed me a simple breathing exercise to press the belly muscles by expiring under the ribs.
Looked like nothing and simple.
Since then, 25 years I have had no more back pain and have not seen a chiropractor since. I’m 76 still climbing trees, sawing and splitting wood, no problem.
HOW TO DO THE EXERCISE
Lie on you back on a flat surface, pull up your legs with feet on the ground,
your arms along the body,
your shoulders and head limp, no contraction.
Then you breathe in (belly breathing) and while expelling your breath with force,
you push/pull the abdomen/belly muscles as hard as you can (not moving your shoulders)
upwards under your midriff.
When you got it right you feel a stretching of you spine and some ribs that might make crackling noises. You got it right then.
Do this a couple of times a day till you feel to get it right and feel these hidden muscles stretch.
After some days you’ll find you can do this exercise in any position.
Like I do it often sitting or even riding my motorbike or walking the dog.
WHAT HAPPENS?
We have strong muscles on the back that we use most of the time.
But there are also muscles on the inside of the spine, which are hardly ever used. Result is an imbalance between these muscle groups. This often results in vertebrates being pulled out of line, specially when carrying heavy objects or lifting objects with the back and not with the help of the knees.
Slightly dislocated vertebrates provoke muscles to readjust to these wrong positions and creating a permanent ache and often pinching of one of the many nerves that pass through the spine.
By reinforcing the muscles on the inside of the spine by the above exercise, one creates a balance between front and back muscles and thus keeping the spine properly aligned and encapsulated in strong muscles and vertebrates are locked in place.
If you look up exercises for the back and the spine they ALL concern reinforcing the outer back muscles and some flexibility.
NONE concern the muscles on the inner spine. Thus creating an imbalance.
There is your secret.
