Really, right now, where is your head at? Wherever you are, without much adjustment, just take this moment and notice where your head is resting.  Is it supported on top of your torso or cradled by your hand propped up by an elbow on the table? More importantly, when you look straight down, what do you see? Your stomach, your lap?

We live extremely forward driven lives. Almost everything we do pulls our head forward in front of our body. Since the “body loves repetition,” as my teacher, Don McCann would say, our necks remember the habit of pulling our head forward and will start to keep it there. The thing is, our vertebraes are not designed to maintain this imbalanced posture and our comfort so in time, something has got to give.

At Upward Spiral, we we take all this into account when treating clients with neck and shoulder issues. When we help our clients rehabilitate from bad postural habits and injuries, we also are preventing the development of buldging/herniated discs, pinched nerves, chronic headaches and migraines, whiplash and more.

Check back for part two for when our technique distinguishes us from other massage therapists. We don’t do massage, we provide therapy.

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Upward Spiral Body Therapy operates out of Surgical Alternative, Institute of Alternative Therapy.  Click here to book your session with Nyssa.

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