What is Natural Joint
Mobility?
First of all it is a
principle or a philosophy. The following is my first attempt to define this:
The details of the human body have been evolved by the activities that
we have habitually done for the last five million years.
We must find ways in our modern lifestyle of simulating these activities
and modifying or avoiding activities that conflict with the evolved use of the
body
This naturally leads on to a lifestyle. (The term ‘lifestyle’ is maybe a bit strong for the relatively simple changes in habits).
Natural Joint Mobility
Based on Looseness
Limited by the LBP Enigma
This is described in the
Section The NJM Lifestyle
There is one very obvious
difference between those of us who live a western lifestyle and those who live
almost as we evolved. We, ‘civilised westerners’ become hopelessly tight in our
muscles and get worse, and more achey and stiff, with age.
Many of these joint problems
can be corrected best by stretching the relevant muscles.
This is covered in the Section
Therapeutic Stretches
The design of items used in
lifestyle must take this principle into account.
The design of the car seat and
the ski boot are good examples which are covered in the relevant sections of
this website.
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