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[Guest guest]

At 11:23 AM -0700 3/8/09, fraggle wrote:

.... never hurt your back kids! it stays with you forver and

eve

>>

 

 

Went to a book talk a few months ago by Esther Gokhale, who wrote

a book on healing back pain based on looking at the posture of babies

and peasants. She also had a photo exhibit in a local gallery (she's

local). I haven't had back pain (I know: yet), but her methods look

interesting, and when I think aobut her principles when I'm playing in

the compost bin, I don't end up with a sore back. Here are some

excerpts from her newsletters.

 

*****

 

The pilot study investigating the effectiveness of Gokhale Method

101 (group class) for chronic low back pain is underway. The study is

being conducted by Haleh Agdassi, MD, physiatrist at PAMF, as

principal investigator. Patients have been recruited by the Physical

Medicine and Rehabilitation Department at PAMF and are getting

randomized to either standard of care or the six session group GM 101

course. There will be roughly 20 participants in each group.

 

*****

 

Sit Up Smart!

 

For children, there are three main elements to good sitting

posture: the positions of the pelvis, the shoulders and the neck. To

help kids remember, we can describe the proper positions as:

 

 

Ducky Butt (not tucky butt)

Angel wings

Rising Crown

Which also can be remembered as the " A-B-C " of Sitting

Up Smart.

 

Ducky Butt. Good sitting begins with the position of the pelvis.

First, ask children to sit on the front edge of their chairs. Ask them

to put their hands on their hips: that is the top edge of the pelvis.

To find the proper position of the pelvis, they should rock their hips

forward and backward, looking for the position in the middle where

they feel the most comfortable: shoulders relaxed, breathing calm, no

muscular effort in the back, and the weight of the head settled clear

through the spine to the sit-bones. Done correctly, it will feel to

children as though they have their butts sticking out, like the tail

on a little duck.

 

Angel Wings. Now ask children to slowly roll one shoulder up around

and back; then let go. Ask them to roll the other shoulder, slowly,

deliberately, up, around and back; then let it go. The shoulder blades

in the back may feel like the two wings of an angel.

 

Rising Crown. The last piece to position is the head. Ask children to

think of the back of their head rising up and backward, as though they

were wearing a crown. If they do it correctly, they should feel the

neck relax and the chest expand-rising upwards.

 

Anyone can use these steps to regain this natural posture-and

enjoy the benefits of increased alertness, productivity, and

comfort.

[Guest guest]

Ive heard its a good idea to build up the stomach muscles once the worst part of

the pain is over. The stomach muscles support the back. Its also good to try

to keep moving rather than stay in one position though thats tough if its

painful.

 

Vicky

 

, yarrow wrote:

>

> At 11:23 AM -0700 3/8/09, fraggle wrote:

> ... never hurt your back kids! it stays with you forver and eve

> >>

>

>

> Went to a book talk a few months ago by Esther Gokhale, who wrote a

> book on healing back pain based on looking at the posture of babies

> and peasants. She also had a photo exhibit in a local gallery (she's

> local). I haven't had back pain (I know: yet), but her methods look

> interesting, and when I think aobut her principles when I'm playing

> in the compost bin, I don't end up with a sore back. Here are some

> excerpts from her newsletters.

>

> *****

>

> The pilot study investigating the effectiveness of Gokhale Method 101

> (group class) for chronic low back pain is underway. The study is

> being conducted by Haleh Agdassi, MD, physiatrist at PAMF, as

> principal investigator. Patients have been recruited by the Physical

> Medicine and Rehabilitation Department at PAMF and are getting

> randomized to either standard of care or the six session group GM 101

> course. There will be roughly 20 participants in each group.

>

> *****

>

> Sit Up Smart!

>

> For children, there are three main elements to good sitting posture:

> the positions of the pelvis, the shoulders and the neck. To help kids

> remember, we can describe the proper positions as:

>

> Ducky Butt (not tucky butt)

> Angel wings

> Rising Crown

> Which also can be remembered as the " A-B-C " of Sitting Up Smart.

>

> Ducky Butt. Good sitting begins with the position of the pelvis.

> First, ask children to sit on the front edge of their chairs. Ask

> them to put their hands on their hips: that is the top edge of the

> pelvis. To find the proper position of the pelvis, they should rock

> their hips forward and backward, looking for the position in the

> middle where they feel the most comfortable: shoulders relaxed,

> breathing calm, no muscular effort in the back, and the weight of the

> head settled clear through the spine to the sit-bones. Done

> correctly, it will feel to children as though they have their butts

> sticking out, like the tail on a little duck.

>

> Angel Wings. Now ask children to slowly roll one shoulder up around

> and back; then let go. Ask them to roll the other shoulder, slowly,

> deliberately, up, around and back; then let it go. The shoulder

> blades in the back may feel like the two wings of an angel.

>

> Rising Crown. The last piece to position is the head. Ask children to

> think of the back of their head rising up and backward, as though

> they were wearing a crown. If they do it correctly, they should feel

> the neck relax and the chest expand-rising upwards.

>

> Anyone can use these steps to regain this natural posture-and enjoy

> the benefits of increased alertness, productivity, and comfort.

>