Muscular retraining for pain-free living

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Contents Introduction 1 Presence of Mind, Presence of Body Process and Goal Restraining Versus Guiding Awareness and Concentration Becoming Aware of What Is Actually Happening EXPLORATION 1 2 Kinesthesia: The Sixth Sense The Kinesthetic Sense Kinesthetic Awareness Kinesthetic Dysfunction How the Kinesthetic Sense Becomes Dim From Dim to Dysfunctional Kinesthetic Dysfunction: Case Studies Movement Patterns 3 How Movement Patterns Develop Influences on Movement Patterns: Sarah Movement Patterns and Skilled Movement Repatterning Your Dysfunctional Movement Patterns EXPLORATION 3 Musculoskeletal Pain: Causes and Effects The Musculoskeletal System The Nervous System Muscle Function Muscle Contractions and Pain Carriage, Alignment, and Posture 5 Easy Movement in the Field of Gravity Your Body’s Tensegrity Structures Tensegrity for Internal Suspension Your Body’s Balance Point Whole Movement Alignment and Misalignment Spinal Curvature Pelvic Tilt Cumulative Strain in the Limbs: Case Studies 6 Emotions: The Hidden Cause of Muscular Pain Moderation and Extremes Neuromuscular Reflexes Triggered by Stress Psychogenic Pain Mental Anticipation of Pain Allowing Your Feelings Your Emotional Intelligence A Chicken or Egg Situation Exercise Fundamentals Creating a Long Arc Doing All Exercises Slowly and with Full Awareness A Word Regarding Painful Exercise Lower Back Pain, Part I 8 Sensing Imagining Objective Position Objective Position Lower Back Pain, Part II Objective Position Optional Position Sensing Imagining EXERCISE 8: Center Rotation Prerequisites Sensing Imagining Position Sensing Imagining 10 Hip, Knee, and Leg Pain Position Imagining Objective Position Sensing Imagining 11 Upper Back, Shoulder, and Neck Pain Position, Part 2: Forward Bend Sensing, Part 1: Standing Hip Flexion Imagining, Part 1: Standing Hip Flexion Sensing, Part 2: Forward Bend Imagining, Part 2: Forward Bend EXERCISE 14: Wall Push-Up Prerequisites Objective Position Imagining Imagining EXERCISE 16: Neck Rolls Prerequisites Position Sensing Imagining 12 Shoulder, Elbow, and Wrist Pain Position, Part 1 Objective Position Sensing Imagining Resting, Standing, Sitting, Walking Standing EXERCISE 21: Standing Prerequisites Position Sensing Prerequisites Position Sensing Imagining Sitting Objective Position Walking Prerequisite Objective Position Sensing Acknowledgments Appendix: Pain Areas Index