Tough defensive position, and pain in the spine

Some people see the world as something hostile, as the place where they are obviously not waiting for anything good. They do not believe in anything and do not trust anyone, and it throws them into a state of chronic stress. Stress - it is one of the possible causes of the original permanent muscle tension. It, in turn, leads to the formation of dynamic stereotypes and habitual postures, the result of which can be a pain in the back, says analyst Stephen Ripple in the book "Living without back pain: how to cure spine and improve overall health."

On the physical level defensive position can find two forms of incarnation - it can manifest itself as a series of dynamic stereotypes or as a special posture. But in any case, in the first place will be the thoracic and cervical spine and shoulders in the zone of its influence.

The response to any threat, both real and imaginary, are usually reflected in the position of the body - a person can not help his whole appearance shows that he is going to defend passively or actively give back. When a passive defensive reaction of people literally shrinks: he draws his neck and his shoulders like a frightened turtle, and his chest was like "falls" back. Subconsciously, he is trying to protect the chest and most importantly, what it is - the heart.

Despite the fact that such a position of the body does not look unnatural exaggerated, it may well have a negative effect on the state of the skeletal muscles and cause problems that will emerge in the long run. In order that they appeared, quite easy even permanent tension in the trapezius muscle (the large muscle covering almost the entire upper part of the back to the neck).

In addition, passive defensive posture affects the state of the back muscles that control the movement of the blades, the neck muscles, due to which we can turn his head from side to side, and pectoral muscles. If this posture becomes habitual, the pectoral muscles are shortened, their tone is reduced, because of this, the thoracic spine is in the unbalanced state, and bent back like a hump.

Active defensive posture - this is the exact opposite of what has been described above. In fact, this is something that has long been considered a truly correct posture (especially for men) - "chest out, stomach in." At the same time, to roll out his chest, you need to drop and pull back his shoulders. When a person gets up in such a position, he consciously or unconsciously seeks to demonstrate its superiority to the rest poostereglis approach him. But such an aggressive form of defense could have negative consequences for the spine.

If a person is constantly pulling your shoulders back, with them unnaturally stretched and spine, and simultaneously creates excessive tension in the neck. Indirectly affected and the entire pelvic girdle, as an effort to his chest, the man could not help straining buttocks, and this adversely affects the mobility of the lower back and hips.

Many of us have a habit of getting up in a defensive posture for fear of being emotionally stung. The desire for passive protection often originates in childhood, when, as a child, a person is constantly felt unloved, odd, outcast. Most often, our adult mood, beliefs and attitudes to life are formed on the basis of the child's experience, through them throughout his life he affects our physical state. If the child's life is full of positive emotions, if his relationship with his parents and other adults in the family circle formed on the basis of mutual love and trust from him, most likely increase a person with an open view of the world and not prone to fall into any of the extremes . But, unfortunately, today there are such people less and less.

In modern society, stress has become an integral part of human life. Very often it is connected with the professional and financial problems. In addition to these painful aspects of constant anxiety in people younger cause difficulties when there are children in the family. Pining under the weight of "the whole of this responsibility," such parents are not able to find the strength to carve out even a little time to invest in the personal development of their children. Due to the constant stress they are emotionally devastated to such an extent that they themselves seek protection. Children can not understand the reasons for this devastation, the only thing left for them - to feel unnecessary and painful experience it. If such a situation for a long time and if there are no other adults that could compensate for the lack of parental care, children turn in on themselves. Their inner world is transformed into a fortress in which to hide from the pain. Thus, they occupy a rigid defensive that usually affects their usual posture, and this in turn can cause the onset of pain in the back.

The aggressive posture - is another form of the response to similar problems. The way people react to their problems, depending on the features of his character. Someone easier inward and shut out the outside world, while others demonstrate a willingness to stand up for himself and any cost to achieve their goals. Both are reflected in the posture. When a man, who took a passive defensive position, slouching, "draws in the chest," he thereby shows that he did not want to feel, how to relate to the surrounding him. The aggressive posture in which the state of stress is in the pelvic region, clearly expresses reluctance to notice the man's own delicate and innermost feelings.

But how can a person who refuses to own feelings, be empathetic toward others? This is simply unthinkable. People in an aggressive defensive posture, as a rule, has been steadily striving for success, not taking into account the interests and feelings of those around them. They perceive the other as a means by which to achieve the desired or as an annoying obstacle to be overcome or removed from its path. And just as they apply to your own body. Until the body makes such a "master" to achieve your goals, no one takes care of his health and well-being. When there are the first problem of the physical plane, he tries as long as possible not to notice them. And if you pretend that everything is all right, it is no longer possible, he turns the person who, in the opinion of this man must fully assume the solution of its problems. As people of the warehouse are not able to listen to the voice of his own body, he did not even occur to him that the first thing you need to change the model of behavior, which are the result of health problems.

How to overcome the defensive model of behavior, which is often the root cause of diseases of the spine and back pain? It is necessary to conduct a comprehensive audit of the body to get rid of the destructive influence him to change his usual posture and psychological condition, due to which it originated. One way to achieve this - enter into a state of relaxation, which allows us to rediscover the full potential of mobility and flexibility of the human body. Here is a simple technique that will help control the posture for those who used to be protected from the influx of emotions, stooping and pulling his shoulders. You can easily learn it. It should lie on the floor and keep track of what part of the body in contact with its surface. In addition, it is necessary to explore the sensations throughout the body, with particular attention to the back (on both sides of the spine formed by the vertical axis), - if there is somewhere high voltage areas, if the pain is felt? In more detail this exercise will be discussed in a later chapter - along with other exercises aimed at changing habitual posture. Regular performance of these exercises not only save you from unnecessary muscle tension, but also help to get out of psychological dependence on the defensive reactions.

When a person's self-perception changes, after that automatically changes and its relation to the environment in which he lives. The more flexible and mobile made people physically, the greater are his views on life, and as a consequence to him to open all new and new perspectives. The better man understands himself, the more he trusts himself, and this is one of the prerequisites to overcome the fear to be unnecessary and unloved. The one who first took a tough defensive position (whether passive or aggressive), will be able to feel that he is no longer isolated from the outside world, and reach the point where there is no need for such reactions. Once this happens, the person will be able to recover from the "back problems", reaching their very source.