Animals may also become subject to body stress from accidents, falls and jumping. Sometimes animals may also have underlying structural issues (such as hip dysplasia) which may cause aberrant muscle tensions in the lower back area. In these instances BSR may be useful in assisting your pet with mobility and pain management. The cat with […]
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Often children are labelled as naughty, disruptive, dreamers or slow learners when in fact often screaming babies, toddlers with growing pains, attention disorders, restless behaviour or bed wetting might actually be suffering from body stress. A common sign that a baby has body stress in the neck is constant crying for no apparent reason. When
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Preparing to bring a child into the world can be stressful, as your body undergoes changes and your stomach expands to accommodate the baby it’s essential to keep the lower back free of body stress. Pressure in the lower back may cause tension of the ligaments connecting the uterus to the sacrum (the bone at
The nerve supply to the legs and feet originate from the spinal nerves of the lower back, so tension or body stress in the lower back area can manifest in numbing or pain in the back, hip, knee, leg or foot. THE HIP JOINT The ball-shaped structure at the upper end of the thigh bone
BSR AND THE ARMS AND HANDS – The nerve supply to the arms and hands originate from the spinal nerves in the neck, so when pain and stiffness is apparent in the arms or hands quite often one finds body stress in the neck area which is causing compression on these nerves and disrupting effective nerve
The neck may become stressed as a result of jarring or jerking the neck in a fall or in whiplash, or by working or reading with the head tilted downwards for long periods of time; or even twisting the neck at odd angles. Furthermore, emotional stress like anger, anxiety and shock cause the person to
The chest and back areas may be strained by working in a hunched or twisted posture, e.g. bending over a sewing machine, doing woodwork, leaning forward over a laptop computer or by lifting heavy objects and twisting awkwardly. Body stress may also occur as a painful spasm of the diaphragm muscle (often resulting in bouts
The jarring effect of accidents and falls may cause muscles to tighten in protective spasm and body stress to present into the lower back. Additionally, poor posture, heavy or incorrect lifting, bending forward and repetitive jarring exercises may strain ligaments and muscles and result in pain or discomfort in the lower back, hip and pelvic
Case Studies – Effects of Body Stress We often take the body’s wisdom for granted, not giving any thought to how it performs its daily miracles. In order to understand the effects of body stress, it’s critical to appreciate that the body functions by sending and receiving complex information through the nervous system. Many of
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Jake’s story is a dramatic one: A brain scan of the baby showed that the left side of his brain was extremely undeveloped, resulting in paralysis of the rightside of his body. His parents were told that he would never walk or talk. At ten months he was taken to a BSR practitioner because of
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