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2024.01.14

Three Causes of Recurring Lower Back Pain

Amidst the common struggles with lower back pain, there are three shared causes: 👉 Poor posture and core balance 👉 Carrying stress 👉 Nutritional deficiencies The above three are often cited as the primary reasons. These three factors contribute to spinal misalignment, placing additional strain on mu…

2024.01.12

Characteristics of People Prone to Neck and Shoulder Stiffness

👨‍💻 Prolonged maintenance of the same posture causes a shift in the body’s center of gravity. 😣 If this situation persists for an extended period, the spine gradually becomes misaligned, leading to bodily discomfort. Among those who particularly suffer from chronic neck and shoulder stiffness …

2024.01.12

5 Characteristics of People Prone to Lower Back Pain

🧐While discomfort such as shoulder stiffness and lower back pain often arises from spinal misalignment, specific characteristics make individuals more susceptible to lower back pain: 1. Weak abdominal muscles 2. Rapid and drastic changes in body weight within a short period 3. Extended periods of si…

2024.01.12

To maintain a beautiful posture, it is essential to evenly maintain muscle strength.

There is a risk of disrupting balance if only specific muscles are trained. 😣 Especially for women and those who maintain the same posture for extended periods, the balance of abdominal and back muscles is crucial. When there is a misalignment in the spine, it becomes difficult for the abdominal mus…

2024.01.12

Benefits of Aligning the Spine

🕺The human spine naturally forms a curve resembling the letter ‘S.’ This curve supports the weight of the head. 👩‍💼When the posture while sitting in a chair or standing becomes misaligned, specific muscles and ligaments are burdened, impacting the entire back, including the neck and lowe…

2024.01.12

How Body Coldness Leads to Discomfort

Humans possess a natural healing power. One means of enhancing this natural healing power is by improving blood circulation. It is considered beneficial to warm the body through activities like stretching and exercise, and various health practices are adopted to stay healthy. However, when the body …

2024.01.12

Numbness, Tingling - Is There a Connection to Body Misalignment and Nerve Pain?

Among various types of bodily discomfort, issues related to the nervous system, such as numbness, are significantly connected to spinal misalignment. The most recognized symptoms include – Sciatic nerve pain – Spinal stenosis – Lumbar disc herniation These are just a few examples. …

2024.01.05 Other

Essential Water Intake for Health

How much water do you drink in a day? It varies among people—some consciously drink 2 liters, others may consume 1 liter, and some may only have 500ml. The ideal recommendation is about 30ml per 1 kg of body weight, meaning approximately 1.8 liters for a person weighing 60 kg. There are three signif…

2024.01.05

What Happens If You Leave Pain Untreated?

Despite the presence of pain or numbness, if you neglect caring for your body and avoid active treatment, the symptoms will gradually worsen. However, that’s not the only consequence. When pain persists, the brain starts to believe, “It’s natural for my body to be in pain.” T…

2024.01.28

Do People with Healthy Spines Never Experience Discomfort?

The spine is considered the center of mental and physical activities. Within the spine lies the crucial nerve trunk extending from the brain, making it the core of overall health. Conversely, when the spine is subjected to sustained stress or load, fatigue tends to accumulate rapidly by the end of t…

2024.01.05

Do People with Healthy Spines Never Experience Discomfort?

The spine is considered the center of mental and physical activities. Within the spine lies the crucial nerve trunk extending from the brain, making it the core of overall health. Conversely, when the spine is subjected to sustained stress or load, fatigue tends to accumulate rapidly by the end of t…

2024.01.05

For Those Suffering from Eye Fatigue

👀 Do you experience eye fatigue after prolonged computer work? There are times when your eyes hurt, and at its worst, the pain extends to the back of your eyes, making it difficult to keep them open. Have you had such an experience? The reason for the recent surge in eye fatigue can be attributed to…

2024.01.04

Why Seitai is Ideal for Improving Chronic Pain

Chronic pain is defined as a condition where the cause cannot be identified through hospital examinations, and the pain has persisted for more than 3 months. For example, pain due to a fracture can be identified with X-rays, and pain due to inflammation can be identified through blood tests. However…

2024.01.04

How Long Does It Take for Fundamental Improvement of Lower Back Pain?

Seitai is a treatment aimed at fundamentally improving various discomforts and bodily pain. Even for chronic lower back pain that has troubled you for years, you can expect positive effects from Seitai. Of course, if the pain is at a level where it can be cured in one or two sessions, it may not be …

2024.01.04

The Worst Cases Caused by Lower Back Pain and Shoulder Stiffness...

While recovery is quick for mild cases, chronic lower back pain and shoulder stiffness can progress to the point of causing numbness in the hands and feet. There are two main types of numbness, those that cannot be improved with Seitai and those that can. Seitai targets numbness resulting from damag…

2024.01.04

If You Seriously Want to Cure Lower Back Pain, Instead of Massage...

Massage aims to relieve symptoms through friction and pressure using hands. For example, if you have lower back pain, you might imagine that getting a massage on your lower back would alleviate the pain. However, in reality, experiences show that satisfaction from receiving a massage doesn’t a…

2024.01.04

How to Improve Persistent Pain

🦵 To improve persistent pain, “improving the body’s movement” is the most crucial factor. Prolonged muscle tension can lead to poor blood circulation and stiffening of the joints. As a signal from the body to indicate this state, “pain” emerges. 🧘 Merely trying to allev…

2024.01.02

Characteristics of People Who Never Feel Shoulder Stiffness

For those who have suffered from chronic shoulder stiffness for years, it may seem unbelievable, but there are people who have never experienced shoulder stiffness since birth. As humans, why does such individual variation occur? Have you ever wondered, “Why do only my shoulders get stiff? Is …

2024.01.02

Have You Been Enduring Persistent Shoulder Stiffness for Years?

Shoulder stiffness is considered one of the most common physical discomforts, alongside lower back pain, and has become even more prevalent in recent years due to changes in lifestyle. Factors such as sedentary jobs and the widespread use of PCs and smartphones contribute to this increase, often lea…

2023.12.31

The Risks of Ignoring Lower Back Pain

😫 Lower back pain symptoms can vary, such as pain in the middle of the lower back, on the side, or between the buttocks and lower back. While there are individual differences, the majority of these symptoms are said to stem from misalignment of the spine. The misalignment occurs due to factors like …