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Is a skirt that keeps twisting to one side also a sign from the body?
It can be. If the pelvis is rotated to one side, clothes turn along with it. But that alone doesn't mean treatment is needed. "My skirt always twists to one side," "my bag strap keeps slipping off one shoulder," "my glasses only slide down on one side" — we often hear things like this in the clinic. Clothes and belongings are the first to tell you that your body isn't the same on both sides.
My Knee Still Hurts After Surgery. What Should I Look At?
Surgery dealt with the problem inside the knee. The outside conditions that made force land on the knee the wrong way aren't changed by surgery. We look at whether those conditions are still there. This doesn't mean the surgery went wrong. If the inside of the knee has been fixed but the way you use that knee stays the same, the same force lands on it again. Whether the foot arch has collapsed, whether leg length or pelvis height
My Endoscopy Was Normal, but My Digestion Is Still Poor. What Should I Look At?
We look outside the stomach for a cause the stomach itself doesn't show. The position of the neck and back, and the way you breathe, are sometimes connected to digestion. People come to us after several endoscopies showed nothing clear and they were told it's "just nerves." Hearing that usually makes them more frustrated. It doesn't mean there's no cause; it means that test can't see it
If the Difference in Leg Length Is Large, What Should We Aim For?
Evening out the length itself isn't possible. So we set the goal not on the shape of the legs but on easing the burden the body has carried while making up for that difference. There's a reason we say this first. If we say something can be done when it can't, you spend time and money and are left only with disappointment. We tell you first what can't be done, then what can.
My Child Already Complains of Back Pain. Is It Just Low Stamina?
It may not be just about stamina. A child's body is still developing, so even a small tilt can affect how the whole body feels. "They're still so young, but they already say their back hurts." "They get tired from the slightest activity and always seem drained." Quite a few parents tell us things like this. Before putting it down to being sensitive or having low stamina, it's worth looking at posture and body structure
Will My Child's Bow Legs Get Better as They Grow?
There really is a stage when they get better on their own. But if that stage has passed and the legs seem to spread further apart every year, waiting and checking are two different things. It's a natural pattern for legs to look O-shaped in babies and then straighten out after toddlers start walking. So the saying "it'll get better as they grow" isn't always wrong. The question is how long to trust it and wait
Are There Special Exercises for Bow Legs?
There's no bow leg exercise that suits everyone. Even with the same bow legs, what's stiff and what's weak differs, so we choose exercises after checking. Some people come in after doing exercises they found online and actually ending up in pain. In most cases, the exercise wasn't bad; their body just wasn't one that needed that exercise. The buttock muscles
My Pelvis Hurts When I Exercise. Should I Keep Going?
If you keep going the same way, the same spot will keep hurting. The answer isn't to stop exercising; first you need to check whether you're just pushing hard while your body is tilted. Many people start exercising to lose weight and then quit because it hurts. Then the weight comes back, and the extra weight puts strain on the joints again. To break this cycle, you first need to know why that spot
My Tests Came Back Normal, So Why Do I Still Feel Uncomfortable?
Tests look at the shape of bones and tissue. How your body stands and moves doesn't show up in an image. If the shape is fine but the way you use your body has broken down, it won't appear on a test. One person we saw in the clinic was a veterinarian who performs surgery. During operations, their left arm would go numb and their hand would shake, again and again, and it was getting in the way of work. They had even had X-rays taken elsewhere
Why Do My Corrected Legs Go Back?
Because daily life undoes the posture set in the clinic. If the support and the muscles stay the same, the body returns to its familiar position with every step. Right after a correction, things are clearly different. The problem is what happens after you walk out of the clinic. Over thousands of steps a day, the body repeats what it has always done. Between what's corrected twice a week and
If My Bones Are Different Lengths, Can My Leg Shape Still Change?
It's hard to change the length of the bone itself, but the shape of your legs can change. If you change the tilted posture and walking pattern your body has built up because of the length difference, the visible shape changes too. When told their legs are different lengths, most people give up right there. But length isn't the only thing that makes legs look curved. The habit of walking for years to match the shorter side
Can Bow Legs Be Corrected?
Bow legs come in two kinds: those that can be corrected and those that can't. Legs that look curved because of the pelvis and muscles can be corrected, but legs where the bone itself is curved cannot. The first step is telling which one you have. This is the question we hear most often in the clinic. But the moment we answer "yes," the person starts treatment without knowing which kind of legs they have