Your Aging Body - How To Relieve Aches And Pains

Did you know the number one reason adults overto bones, ties bones and joints.
the age of 60 are admitted to a rehabilitationWraps every nerve and every vessel, laces all
hospital is due to broken or fractured hip?internal structures into place andenvelopes the
What leads up to this is lack of balance, strengthbody as a whole ."
and flexibility.When you are born the "fascia" in your body, just
As bodies age, they change. It's a fact of life. Atlike every other part of your body, is new and
age 30, you might feel stiff and achy the morningpliable and ever-expanding. It continues this way
after a game of softball. At 40, you might feelinto your 20s and early 30s. But about 35, fascia
that same stiffness (or worse) after a few hoursbegins to lose its elasticity, and you feel it in the
of gardening. At 50, every morning seems toform of stiffness and tightness in your muscles.
bring stiffness, neck and back pain. You may beAs you continue to age, and as the pressures of
thinking, "If that's how I am at 30, 40, and 50,life begin to mount--like having and caring for a
what will life be like at 60 or 70? Will I even bebaby, sitting in front of a computer for long
able to get out of bed in the morning?"hours, lifting heavy equipment and doing redundant
It's a worthwhile question, and the answer is, ifphysical movement--your body begins to adjust
you take good physical care of yourself, not onlyinto "unnatural" positions such as tightening the
will you be able to get out of bed at 60, 70, andupper back muscles to protect itself from the
80+ -- you should be able to get back some ofstrain of heavy lifting or craning the neck forward
the physical strength and agility today that youto see words on a computer screen.
thought you'd lost forever. And prevent seriousThe fascia (the stuff that binds all your parts
injury late in life. The key, though, is that youtogether and allows or disallows free movement),
need to invest in your health. A regular regimensettles into these positions. And you begin to look
of moderate exercise, stretching and strengthpermanently stooped or bent. You might lean to
training will restore strength and flexibility ANDone side or begin walking on the outsides of your
help prevent life-altering injuries like hip fracturefeet rather than on the inside balls of your feet.
and back injury.Ultimately, these unnatural positions become
These are all things you may have heard before,permanent. The fascia tightens, gravity tugs at
but what if you haven't been physically active in ayou, and your body cries out for relief.
very long time? Or your current physicalThe Answer:
limitations preclude you from getting any realThe answer to the pain and stiffness is to bring
exercise?your body back into proper alignment. That is
The Secret Inside Your Aching, Aging Body .where Structural Integration comes in. Structural
The reason adults over the age of 35 often feelIntegration is a method of slowly working from
stiff in the morning is due to a natural part of thethe outside in to loosen fascia, realign body parts
aging process and little known part of the body.and re-train your body to stand in comfortable
This little known part--called "Fascia"--is key toalignment.
creating stability and strength between ourUsing my hands I will create heat and friction to
muscles, tendons, ligaments and bones. It is thewarm up the fascia and associated muscles,
glue that connects every part of the body totendons and ligaments. Then step by step, I will
every other part. And its role in keeping youradjust your body to its optimum form. The result
body strong, healthy and able to move freelywill be a looseness and lightness you haven't felt in
cannot be understated.years. Your movements will be fluid and easy. As
"[Fascia] binds specific cells into tissues, tissues intoDR. Ida Rolf (creator and founder of SI) would
organs and organs into systems,cements musclessay, "movement will be a pleasure.