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5 Key Facts About Your Body's Design

5 Key Facts about your bodyThe body is an amazing machine, with interrelationships existing between the nervous system, joints and muscles. Just as a machine that is slightly misaligned will continue to work, so will a body that is imbalanced. The result is simply a machine that "wears out" sooner and yields function that is anything but easy.

The MIHP Think Tank have spent years developing interventions that respect the body's design. The members of the Think Tank went back to the basics and realized the concepts that now form the core of the MoveWell Program.

  • We were designed to be symmetrical. That is, your arms should be the same length, your legs the same length, your head placed centrally between your shoulders and your feet pointing straight ahead. You should also be able to turn equally from right to left.
  • We were designed to move in three planes of motion. We were designed to move in three planes of motion: Sagittal (front-to- back), frontal (side-to-side) and transverse (rotation) at all joints. By utilizing simultaneous movement in all three planes of motion, endless possibilities of pain-free movement are possible.
  • Muscles only learn the lessons we teach them. Muscles are the work horse of your system, but they get their signals from your brain. The goal of any efficient program is to train movements - not muscles. Train integration - not isolation.
  • Pain is not inevitable. Just as a car that is out of alignment wears out quicker, a body out of alignment will tend to hurt and age prematurely. The old adage, "If you don’t use it . . . you lose it" holds true. This applies to strength, flexibility, and muscle intelligence.
  • It's almost always about the butt. The biggest muscles of your body happen to be the ones you sit on. And it is not by accident that they are located just behind your body’s center of gravity. The most efficient life movers are the people who figure out how to harness the power of their hip muscles.
 
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I’ll take a small, smart muscle over a big, dumb one anyday.
—Sherry McLaughlin

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Testimonials

“I wanted to be off medication and I am. I feel stronger and, as an added benefit, I lost 12 lbs! I always felt safe. This was important to me because of a back problem. Tracy (MIHP Movement Training Specialist) was always watching and assessing. Without her encouragement, I never would have achieved what I did.”

Diane Zukowski, RN

Effective Solutions

  • Are available during work hours at the work place.
  • Educate the individual on the nature of dysfunction and the pro-active solution
  • Have a proven track record for efficiency and effectiveness
  • Do not require a change of clothes
  • Do not require expensive equipment
  • Respect the body's design
  • Are backed by the MIHP Think Tank and 40+ years of combined clinical experience in the treatment of musculoskeletal disorders

Walk Pain-Free

The Walker's Daily Dozen addresses common walking injuries, such as knee pain, where pain is under the knee cap, usually due to weak gluteal muscles or limited ankle mobility, and shin splints - pain in the front of the lower leg, usually due to a leg length discrepancy (which can be fixed!) and/or tight calf muscles.

Run Pain-Free

Running helps fight aging by preventing muscle and bone loss and helps fight disease by reducing the risk of stroke and breast cancer. The Runner's Daily Dozen offers solutions to The Big 5 Running Injuries, including knee pain, shin splints, IT Band Friction Syndrome, Plantar Fasciitis and Achilles tendonitis.

The MIHP Difference

MYTH: "To strengthen a muscle you must isolate it and feel the burn."

FUNctional FACT: You need to teach the muscles how to work together as a team. Teach the stabilizers how to stabilize while the prime movers are moving.

Optimal Golf

Research indicates that golf injuries due to overuse and poor swing technique are prevalent among golfers of all levels. Low back pain, wrist and shoulder injuries are just a few of the more common injuries sustained by golfers. The golf swing requires proper alignment, balance, flexibility, strength and control.