| In this article I do not want to repeat
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| | forced upon us by tradition and the
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| all the information on the internet about
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| | manufacturers design specification is the
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| the history of FM Alexander and how he
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| | W.C.
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| developed his techniques.
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| | In terms of passing a motion comfortably
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| What I do want to concentrate on is
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| | this piece of furniture is absolutely
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| precisely how The Alexander Technique can
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| | wrong and causes a requirement for a huge
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| be used as part of an adjunctive strategy
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| | amount of pressure to be applied by the
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| along with other techniques, with respect
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| | lumbar area in order to expel a motion.
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| to alleviating your Fibromyalgia and
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| | In a later article I will be diagramming
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| Chronic Fatigue Syndrome symptoms.
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| | the changes I recommend for sitting
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| All the techniques I detail have a way of
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| | posture and using the W.C.
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| dove-tailing into each other and
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| | You may not initially be overwhelmed by
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| symbiotically deepening the effects of
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| | what I recommend, but your body will.
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| each other.
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| | I am not a qualified Alexander therapist,
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| Basically, my angle on the Alexander
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| | this takes four years of training and so
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| Technique is that I want to take what I
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| | I recommend that you seek a trained
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| need from the techniques and apply them
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| | therapist in your area, but not until 6
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| directly to assist with the
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| | months after you have begun the core
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| musculoskeletal problems that are
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| | therapy.
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| maintaining patients Fibro and CFS
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| | What I recommend is that you employ the
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| symptoms.
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| | simple strategies I outline in my next
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| Bottom line: There is a way of moving
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| | article which will present quick wins in
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| that your body likes and a way that it
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| | terms of your overall musculoskeletal
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| doesn't.
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| | anomalies.
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| When you have an injury or imbalance
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| | I have talked about the musculoskeletal
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| there is a way of moving that helps the
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| | anomalies inherent in Fibromyalgia and
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| body heal and a way that prevents it from
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| | CFS sufferers and how they are
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| healing.
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| | responsible for maintaining your illness.
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| All musculoskeletal conditions have
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| | You may be suffering from recurring
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| varying symptoms and present in different
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| | musculoskeletal pain but do not know
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| ways, but all have one thing in common,
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| | exactly what brings on the attacks. Often
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| they can all be made better or worse by
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| | it is years of poor postural habits which
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| the way you align your head, neck and
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| | are causing your musculoskeletal
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| trunk as you go through the movements and
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| | imbalance, and we need to address how to
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| postures of your every day life.
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| | change these habits.
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| The muscles which support your skeleton
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| | Examine the facts
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| are usually asked to work far too hard
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| | Arthritic symptom severity can be reduced
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| for the task or tasks that they are being
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| | by postural habits, keeping the joints
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| employed and over time this can lead to
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| | moving.
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| them becoming "stuck" in this state of
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| | Spinal surgery or a disc problem can be
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| excess tension aka Trigger points. These
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| | helped by learning to use the abdominal
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| may gradually worsen over a period of
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| | and back muscles correctly.
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| years.
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| | General Back pain can be helped by
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| When you are then attacked by whatever
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| | correct movement as oppose to just bed
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| initially triggered what you consider to
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| | rest
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| be the "recognized" start of your life
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| | Pinched nerves in the neck or lower back
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| with Fibromyalgia/ CFS, then if your
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| | are usually the result of compression due
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| muscles were already habitually in this
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| | to faulty postural habits.
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| state of excess tension, then post
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| | The first thing we need to learn is to
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| infection, one of your main symptoms will
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| | reduce overall spinal compression as this
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| then be the muscular pain.
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| | will reduce the flare-ups of
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| When you go on to present at your chosen
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| | musculoskeletal pain which are
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| healthcare provider, you will be labelled
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| | contributing to your overall experience
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| more towards Fibromyalgia rather than CFS
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| | of Fibromyalgia.
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| and you will be tested via the trigger
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| | As you are no doubt aware, when you are
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| point methodology.
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| | in more pain, your sleep is affected and
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| Your primary diagnosis will be
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| | therefore so is your fatigue CFS.
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| Fibromyalgia as oppose to CFS.
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| | Using your body correctly results in less
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| Let me make one point clear that is an
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| | pain, improved healing, better sleep,
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| over-riding theme through all the therapy
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| | less tension and therefore less fatigue.
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| that I outline: Your body has an innate
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| | Sound good?
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| capacity to heal itself, but as human
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| | If you doubt the effectiveness of the
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| beings in Western Society we are hell
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| | Alexander Technique look at it from this
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| bent on destroying everything that nature
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| | angle.
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| has taught us and switching to unnatural
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| | Modern medicine and modern science are in
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| modes of action simply because its
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| | no doubt about the following sequence of
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| fashionable or that is the way everyone
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| | events.
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| else does it, or that's the way things
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| | Stress causes anxiety. The emotion
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| are made and manufactured etc.
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| | anxiety produces an excess of the
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| Look at toddlers when they first sit up
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| | chemicals cortisol and adrenaline which
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| and stand, look at the perfect alignment
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| | are known to cause ulcers, high blood
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| of the head neck and torso, and look at
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| | pressure and tension headaches and that's
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| the ease and grace with which they move.
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| | just in the short term.
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| All humans are born with this grace and
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| | Nobody doubts that the conscious mind can
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| poise and we "choose" to unlearn it as
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| | be utilized to interfere with these
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| soon as we can possibly start copying
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| | thought processes, and similarly with
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| moody slouching, ill postured teenagers
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| | skeletal muscles, the mind can attain
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| and adults.
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| | precise conscious control over the way
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| Take the simple act of sitting in a comfy
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| | they are used to restore and improve
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| chair that maybe 200 million Americans
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| | overall health
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| are doing right now as you read this. The
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| | That is all we are going to focus on by
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| reality is that that chair is NOT COMFY
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| | using the Alexander Technique.
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| just because it says so on the
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| | Alexander's approach to musculoskeletal
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| manufacturer's label!
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| | pain
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| The typical slouching position that
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| | Alexander's approach tries to address the
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| people are forced to assume on a daily
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| | totality of a body. This means that in
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| basis is absolutely against all the
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| | solving a specific problem, i.e. a
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| natural laws of correct posture and
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| | problem that may occur in one area of the
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| alignment of the spinal column and
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| | back. This cannot be healed unless the
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| results in these millions of people
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| | entire back is used in a well integrated
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| holding their body in a state of excess
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| | way.
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| tension for all the time that they
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| | Being aware of, and able to control our
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| actually believe they are "relaxing".
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| | supporting musculature. Alexander
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| In third world countries where natural
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| | understood this and teaches how to
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| posture is forced in daily lives due to
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| | control gravity and work with it rather
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| the unavailability of "comfy" sofas, "bad
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| | than against it. This is essential for
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| backs" are relatively uncommon and
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| | people with recurring back pain
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| unsurprisingly so is Fibromyalgia and CFS
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| | Learning to do less with the body
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| as defined by Western Society.
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| | overall. This is an important feature of
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| Fibromyalgia and CFS are largely diseases
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| | Alexander's work with respect to back
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| of modern "civilized" society. We have
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| | problems. This doesn't mean just being
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| evolved through the industrial age in a
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| | lazier, but rather eliminating
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| few hundred years.
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| | unnecessary muscle tension and bad
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| But by comparison, it took millions of
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| | postural habits at the root of back pain
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| years of evolution just for our body to
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| | I cannot express the importance of this
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| become bipedal.
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| | to Fibromyalgia sufferers; in so many
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| Take the "comfy" sofa example again. What
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| | Fibromyalgia patients the tension cycle
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| are manufacturer's criteria in designing
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| | is what exacerbates their trigger points.
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| and building this item? The real design
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| | Pain causes more tension which in turn
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| specifications are that it is more
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| | causes more pain and so on. By learning
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| fashionable than the competition; it can
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| | to short circuit the pain cycle they can
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| be made more cheaply than the competition
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| | prevent a flare-up of fibro without
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| so the mark-up and profit can be higher
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| | having to resort to muscle relaxants and
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| from each sale.
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| | painkillers, also they don't waste the
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| Do not for one minute believe they are
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| | little energy they have on unnecessary
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| sitting round their brain-storming coffee
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| | muscle tension.
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| mornings saying "lets design a sofa so
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| | In the next article I will focus on
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| our buyers can relax in a natural
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| | Alexander's concepts of "good use" and
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| position, realign their faulty posture
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| | then the specifics of how they can be
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| and avoid muscular tension."
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| | applied in everyday life to help
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| If this was the case the comfy chair
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| | Fibromyalgia and CFS patients reduce
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| would not exist in its current form.
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| | their musculoskeletal pains.
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| Another example of the misuse of our body
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