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Back Fix Bodywork
Understanding the cause of back pain
and how to get it fixed
Fixing back problems with Structural Integration Bodywork

THE DESCRIPTIVE
TABLE OF CONTENTS

First describes the “kinds of tightnesses” that create back problems. Then describes the method to actually fix those problems and how that method works very well with other kinds of therapies.

by Lou Gross, School Certified Master Postural Integrator
27 years successful track record
For more information & free consultations, call 321-726-9083
louisryoshin@yahoo.com

INTRODUCTION

The purpose of this book
Overview: back pain comes from tightness elsewhere
Why some treatments don’t last & how to make them work better
(Read the Overview & Read why some treatments don't last)

SECTION I:
THE CAST OF CHARACTERS:
CONNECTIVE TISSUE, SHORTNESS & THE PSOAS MUSCLES

Chapter 1:    First, you need to understand "connective tissue"
Chapter 2:    Next, you have to understand about pelvic "tilts"
Chapter 3:    Tilts are what eventually Cause Pain And Injury
Chapter 4:    Tilts also make you slouch and get tired
Chapter 5:    Looking at tilts and the compensations we make: we should
                        develop from the curled up fetal position to be fully upright
                        and balanced
Chapter 6:    Now we can look more closely at the psoas muscles

SECTION II:
HOW STRUCTURAL IMBALANCES IN OUR BODIES
CAUSE OUR BACK PROBLEMS

Chapter 7:     Everyone seems to develop a “basic imbalance”
Chapter 8:     This is what happens to your back when you have a
                          “basic imbalance”
Chapter 9:     How a pelvic tilt pulls your whole body down
Chapter 10:   Here’s why sit-ups can be bad for you

Chapter 11: Why abdomens stick out

Chapter 12: Flattening the lower back can complicate matters for the worse

Chapter 13: Basic variation #1: excessive swayback with the
buttocks up in the air

Chapter 14: How holding in emotions in the abdomen makes backs hurt

Chapter 15: Basic variation #2: buttocks tucked down in back

Chapter 16: A tucked buttocks means lack of support and additional strain

Chapter 17: Basic variation #3: the athlete’s "compromise"

SECTION III:
WHY OUR BODIES MANIFEST
THE PARTICULAR BACK PROBLEMS THEY DO
AND WHAT HAPPENS TO US BECAUSE OF IT

Chapter 18: Comparing: collapsing down - versus - straining up

Chapter 19: Comparing: hyperextension - versus - flexion

Chapter 20: Comparing: the two ways the back relates to the world

Chapter 21: Breaking the patterns that cause back pain,
#1: our own limitations

Chapter 22: Breaking the patterns, #2: physical therapy limitations

Chapter 23: Breaking the patterns, #3: psycho-therapy limitations

SECTION IV:
BACK PAINS FROM TIGHT ARMS

Chapter 24: Introduction to everyday "bunch-up" from physical activity

Chapter 25: Activities that bunch up legs and the common
problems that occur

Chapter 26: Activities that bunch up arms

Chapter 27: Waking up with back stiffness

Chapter 28: How arms interconnect with the back

Chapter 29: How the arms and upper torso express our feelings
and intentions

Chapter 30: The problems of tight arms with examples of how
arm tightness causes torso tightness

Chapter 31: Understanding the evolution of human structure, and from that
understanding, learning to use the arms and shoulders better

SECTION V:
TIGHT HEADS CREATE BACK TENSION,
WHICH LEADS TO TIREDNESS AND PAIN

Chapter 32: The structure and tensions of the head and how
they affect the back

Chapter 33: Head and back energy connections, and the problems
of getting stuck in mental strain

Chapter 34: How heads tighten to begin with from stress, imbalance
and general responses to pain

Chapter 35: How holding in emotions with the mouth creates back problems

Chapter 36: How eye strain and lots of worry thinking cause
overall tightness

Chapter 37: Headaches: digestion, stress, migraines and others

Chapter 38: Sleeping "wrong" - and - auto accidents

SECTION VI:
HOW STRUCTURAL INTEGRATION BODYWORK
CORRECTS TIGHTNESS AND PAIN.
”THE PRINCIPLES OF THE WORK”
(Read on-site)

Chapter 39: Introduction and background of Structural Integration

Chapter 40: The principles of segments and gravity

Chapter 41: Introducing "the recipe" of manipulations

Chapter 42: The principle of interconnected structure

Chapter 43: The principle of connective tissue form

Chapter 44: How - and why - the series of treatments build into one system

Chapter 45: How aligning the structure with gravity
eliminates pain and diminishes tension

Part 1 - Read Chapters 39-43 Part 2 - Read Chapters 44 & 45

SECTION VII:
”SPECIFICS OF HOW THE TREATMENT IS APPLIED”

Chapter 46: Describing the steps of the process

Chapter 47: Some of the ways we can "tailor" the system
for individuals and conditions

Chapter 48: Conclusion - where to find more information, how much it costs
and how many treatments to get

APPENDICES
HOW TO COMBINE THIS TREATMENT WITH OTHER METHODS
AND HOW TO GET TREATMENTS

Appendix 1:   How structural integration bodywork is different from massage
                         and trigger point therapy and how they benefit each other
                                          (read on-site)

Appendix 2:   How structural integration bodywork is compatible with
                         and complementary to chiropractic, and increases its benefits
                                           (read on-site)

Appendix 3: How structural integration bodywork is different from
acupuncture and acupressure and increases their benefits

Appendix 4: How structural integration bodywork helps people undergoing,
or planning to undergo, orthopedic surgery (read on-site)

Appendix 5: How to find and check out a practitioner (and learn more)

Appendix 6: My professional background and how you can contact me

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