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Episode 19: Postural Awareness with Dr. Chad Moreau
Stronger Bones Lifestyle Podcast: Take Control of Your Bone Health
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[3:08] How important is posture
[4:16] How posture distortion can affect nervous system
[5:00] Soft tissue
[10:39] Reversing bone loss
[12:54] Posture tips
[17:33] Nervous system components of posture
[21:16] Preventative actions
Dr. Chad Moreau on Postural Awareness and How it is Related to Bone Health
Do you know the effect of posture on bone health? Debi talks to Dr. Chad Moreau about postural awareness and how it is related to bone health. Dr. Chad is recognized as a leader in both the sports chiropractic therapy and fitness training fields. He has over 2 decades of experience in the Los Angeles area working with athletes and every day people that have the athletic mind-set.
In this episode Debi and Dr. Chad talk about the importance of the fascia and how it train it to do good, reversing bone loss and finding experts to help.
"I'm a big fascia guy. Everybody wants to talk about muscles but the reality is our muscles are just doing what our nervous system tells them to do - Contract or relax" [5:04]
"The biggest thing I tell people get help. The people that know what they’re doing in whatever field you’re interested in whether its yoga or Pilates or strength and conditioning training or swimming or whatever it that you enjoy doing, get help and try to be as efficient as it as possible" [21:16]
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
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In addition to bone growth, Yoga improves balance, anxiety, and posture.
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Rotation is completely safe for women suffering from osteoporosis or osteopenia. Safe spinal rotation involves having proper length and extension in the thoracic curve.
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