Foundation Training for Pain and Posture

Correct Posture Reduces Pain

Many of my patients who have been into the office in the last month or two have heard me talking about Foundation Training. Foundation Training is an exercise program that can be done by almost anyone to help strengthen the muscles that support the spine, improve posture, and return us to proper moving patterns.   

I started Foundation Training about two weeks ago and I am even noticing differences in my posture and my performance in the gym. While I have not gone through the entire workout yet, I felt I could not wait and keep this information from my patients.  

 

Dr. Eric  Goodman, a classmate of mine from Logan College of Chiropractic, has put together exercises that help strengthen the posterior chain of muscles from the base of the skill all the way down the back to the heels. These muscles are commonly weak and even inhibited in many people with chronic aches and pains. By activating and strengthening these muscles, the body is taken from a hunched forward, rolled shouldered position to a tall spine and open chest. This allows better breathing, circulation, and digestion along with the reduced aches and pain.  

 

Among the many problems with society we have become a group that sits too long usually at a computer, desk,  or in a car with poor posture. We have allowed ourselves to become weak in the back and tight in the front which will increase lymphatic congestion and decrease our body’s ability to get oxygen to our tissues and get toxins out.  

 

By using Foundation Training, I believe my patients will notice differences in their bodies and find that they are more balanced and feeling better.