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[Applause] twelve years ago my life changed forever
twelve years ago my life changed forever
twelve years ago my life changed forever a man came into my office desperate for
a man came into my office desperate for
a man came into my office desperate for help
help
help following a double knee replacement he
following a double knee replacement he
following a double knee replacement he was no longer able to stand up for more
was no longer able to stand up for more
was no longer able to stand up for more than two minutes without being an
than two minutes without being an
than two minutes without being an excruciating pain and getting up from a
excruciating pain and getting up from a
excruciating pain and getting up from a chair without the use of his cane had
chair without the use of his cane had
chair without the use of his cane had become virtually impossible he was in
become virtually impossible he was in
become virtually impossible he was in constant pain he was desperate he was
constant pain he was desperate he was
constant pain he was desperate he was angry and he was also very skeptical
angry and he was also very skeptical
angry and he was also very skeptical being a retired doctor he had consulted
being a retired doctor he had consulted
being a retired doctor he had consulted every doctor specialist and
every doctor specialist and
every doctor specialist and physiotherapist and according to him
physiotherapist and according to him
physiotherapist and according to him none of them could help I remember this
none of them could help I remember this
none of them could help I remember this moment vividly because he came into my
moment vividly because he came into my
moment vividly because he came into my office with all five of his daughters
office with all five of his daughters
office with all five of his daughters and his wife and he asked me what I
and his wife and he asked me what I
and his wife and he asked me what I could possibly do to help so I proceeded
could possibly do to help so I proceeded
could possibly do to help so I proceeded on explaining that I was going to
on explaining that I was going to
on explaining that I was going to optimize the sensory input going into
optimize the sensory input going into
optimize the sensory input going into his brain to change the way that his
his brain to change the way that his
his brain to change the way that his brain perceived where his body was in
brain perceived where his body was in
brain perceived where his body was in space and as he stood up for the first
space and as he stood up for the first
space and as he stood up for the first time pain-free and without his cane all
time pain-free and without his cane all
time pain-free and without his cane all of them broke out in tears and ran
of them broke out in tears and ran
of them broke out in tears and ran towards me it was one of the most
towards me it was one of the most
towards me it was one of the most inspiring moments I had ever felt and it
inspiring moments I had ever felt and it
inspiring moments I had ever felt and it shaped my career and my life I’m a
shaped my career and my life I’m a
shaped my career and my life I’m a pathologist but not the type of Parcher
pathologist but not the type of Parcher
pathologist but not the type of Parcher specialist that’s going to give you
specialist that’s going to give you
specialist that’s going to give you stretching exercises to loosen your
stretching exercises to loosen your
stretching exercises to loosen your muscles I’m more interested in the way
muscles I’m more interested in the way
muscles I’m more interested in the way that our brain communicates with our
that our brain communicates with our
that our brain communicates with our body and what I want to do today is
body and what I want to do today is
body and what I want to do today is challenge our definition of posture and
challenge our definition of posture and
challenge our definition of posture and the impact that it has on our lives so
the impact that it has on our lives so
the impact that it has on our lives so when I say posture specialist most of us
when I say posture specialist most of us
when I say posture specialist most of us think about standing up straight some of
think about standing up straight some of
think about standing up straight some of you are doing it right now
you are doing it right now
you are doing it right now telling her children not to slouch some
telling her children not to slouch some
telling her children not to slouch some of us might even think the
of us might even think the
of us might even think the text-messaging being on the computer all
text-messaging being on the computer all
text-messaging being on the computer all day or even walking with a heavy bag
day or even walking with a heavy bag
day or even walking with a heavy bag might be the cause of poor posture what
might be the cause of poor posture what
might be the cause of poor posture what if I told you that our posture has
if I told you that our posture has
if I told you that our posture has nothing to do with any of these things
nothing to do with any of these things
nothing to do with any of these things because guess what we can’t control our
because guess what we can’t control our
because guess what we can’t control our posture consciously our posture is
posture consciously our posture is
posture consciously our posture is controlled by the unconscious part of
controlled by the unconscious part of
controlled by the unconscious part of our brain just like heart rate and
our brain just like heart rate and
our brain just like heart rate and breathing so we can’t actually try
breathing so we can’t actually try
breathing so we can’t actually try harder to have better posture
harder to have better posture
harder to have better posture let me explain our brain is the master
let me explain our brain is the master
let me explain our brain is the master computer and our muscles respond to its
computer and our muscles respond to its
computer and our muscles respond to its commands our brain allows our muscles to
commands our brain allows our muscles to
commands our brain allows our muscles to move based on two fundamental rules our
move based on two fundamental rules our
move based on two fundamental rules our feet must be aligned on the ground and
feet must be aligned on the ground and
feet must be aligned on the ground and our eyes must be aligned with the
our eyes must be aligned with the
our eyes must be aligned with the horizon our posture is developed over
horizon our posture is developed over
horizon our posture is developed over time through our experience of the
time through our experience of the
time through our experience of the environment with our feet in our eyes
environment with our feet in our eyes
environment with our feet in our eyes from the moment that we are born we feel
from the moment that we are born we feel
from the moment that we are born we feel the ground with our feet and we see the
the ground with our feet and we see the
the ground with our feet and we see the world with our eyes this eventually
world with our eyes this eventually
world with our eyes this eventually helps us raise our head which
helps us raise our head which
helps us raise our head which strengthens our neck and back muscles to
strengthens our neck and back muscles to
strengthens our neck and back muscles to allow us to walk so when we talk about
allow us to walk so when we talk about
allow us to walk so when we talk about posture the development of our feet in
posture the development of our feet in
posture the development of our feet in our eyes is key let’s change gears for a
our eyes is key let’s change gears for a
our eyes is key let’s change gears for a second and compare our body to a Formula
second and compare our body to a Formula
second and compare our body to a Formula One car our feet represent the wheels
One car our feet represent the wheels
One car our feet represent the wheels and our eyes the steering wheel if the
and our eyes the steering wheel if the
and our eyes the steering wheel if the feet or if the wheels were misaligned or
feet or if the wheels were misaligned or
feet or if the wheels were misaligned or uneven it would be easy to understand
uneven it would be easy to understand
uneven it would be easy to understand why the car would eventually break down
why the car would eventually break down
why the car would eventually break down it would be easy to understand that the
it would be easy to understand that the
it would be easy to understand that the performance of the car was secondary to
performance of the car was secondary to
performance of the car was secondary to the state of the car well think of our
the state of the car well think of our
the state of the car well think of our body it is that Formula One car
body it is that Formula One car
body it is that Formula One car the tricky part here is that we don’t
the tricky part here is that we don’t
the tricky part here is that we don’t know that we’re misaligned we can’t
know that we’re misaligned we can’t
know that we’re misaligned we can’t imagine standing or moving in any other
imagine standing or moving in any other
imagine standing or moving in any other way than we’ve learned how to move in
way than we’ve learned how to move in
way than we’ve learned how to move in where that comes into play is when we
where that comes into play is when we
where that comes into play is when we start to feel aches and pain when our
start to feel aches and pain when our
start to feel aches and pain when our body starts breaking down but before
body starts breaking down but before
body starts breaking down but before that we might have noticed that her
that we might have noticed that her
that we might have noticed that her shoes are wearing out on evenly that our
shoes are wearing out on evenly that our
shoes are wearing out on evenly that our head is always tilted on one side or
head is always tilted on one side or
head is always tilted on one side or even that one shoulder or one hip
even that one shoulder or one hip
even that one shoulder or one hip is always lower now because these
is always lower now because these
is always lower now because these partial imbalances are common that’s 90%
partial imbalances are common that’s 90%
partial imbalances are common that’s 90% of the world’s population we come to
of the world’s population we come to
of the world’s population we come to believe that they are normal but there
believe that they are normal but there
believe that they are normal but there are not normal
are not normal
are not normal let’s talk about one area that’s
let’s talk about one area that’s
let’s talk about one area that’s essential for good posture our feet the
essential for good posture our feet the
essential for good posture our feet the wheels of a Formula One car the weight
wheels of a Formula One car the weight
wheels of a Formula One car the weight distribution on our feet tells our brain
distribution on our feet tells our brain
distribution on our feet tells our brain where our body is in space the sensory
where our body is in space the sensory
where our body is in space the sensory receptors in the skin of our foot are
receptors in the skin of our foot are
receptors in the skin of our foot are connected to the intrinsic muscles of
connected to the intrinsic muscles of
connected to the intrinsic muscles of our spine to help us fight gravity
our spine to help us fight gravity
our spine to help us fight gravity efficiently a foot imbalance is actually
efficiently a foot imbalance is actually
efficiently a foot imbalance is actually quite common 72% of us have some kind of
quite common 72% of us have some kind of
quite common 72% of us have some kind of foot imbalance and don’t know it that’s
foot imbalance and don’t know it that’s
foot imbalance and don’t know it that’s 72 percent of kids of the elderly 72
72 percent of kids of the elderly 72
72 percent of kids of the elderly 72 percent of the people in this room today
percent of the people in this room today
percent of the people in this room today are already unbalanced our tires are
are already unbalanced our tires are
are already unbalanced our tires are uneven now here is a professional
uneven now here is a professional
uneven now here is a professional cyclist who after improving her foot
cyclist who after improving her foot
cyclist who after improving her foot posture was able to reduce her Boley
posture was able to reduce her Boley
posture was able to reduce her Boley goodness which was at the cause of her
goodness which was at the cause of her
goodness which was at the cause of her knee pain in just three months now let’s
knee pain in just three months now let’s
knee pain in just three months now let’s talk about the other extremity of the
talk about the other extremity of the
talk about the other extremity of the body our eyes the way that our eyes move
body our eyes the way that our eyes move
body our eyes the way that our eyes move allows our brain to Telegraph the exact
allows our brain to Telegraph the exact
allows our brain to Telegraph the exact position of our head on our shoulders my
position of our head on our shoulders my
position of our head on our shoulders my muscle imbalance also known as
muscle imbalance also known as
muscle imbalance also known as convergence disorders is quite common
convergence disorders is quite common
convergence disorders is quite common nine people out of 10 have an eye muscle
nine people out of 10 have an eye muscle
nine people out of 10 have an eye muscle imbalance as seen here the child’s right
imbalance as seen here the child’s right
imbalance as seen here the child’s right eye left eye is unbalanced now why is
eye left eye is unbalanced now why is
eye left eye is unbalanced now why is this important well because the way that
this important well because the way that
this important well because the way that our eye moves allows us to calculate
our eye moves allows us to calculate
our eye moves allows us to calculate distances properly is the car here or
distances properly is the car here or
distances properly is the car here or here it also affects her reading and
here it also affects her reading and
here it also affects her reading and writing skills
writing skills
writing skills is it an 8 or is it a B this is where we
is it an 8 or is it a B this is where we
is it an 8 or is it a B this is where we may end up with a child that ends up
may end up with a child that ends up
may end up with a child that ends up reading the words backwards not because
reading the words backwards not because
reading the words backwards not because they see the word as backwards but
they see the word as backwards but
they see the word as backwards but because their eyes end up at the end of
because their eyes end up at the end of
because their eyes end up at the end of the word and then come back to the
the word and then come back to the
the word and then come back to the beginning and they don’t realize that
beginning and they don’t realize that
beginning and they don’t realize that that’s what’s happened and because we
that’s what’s happened and because we
that’s what’s happened and because we position our
position our
position our body according to what we see an eye
body according to what we see an eye
body according to what we see an eye muscle imbalance also caused postural
muscle imbalance also caused postural
muscle imbalance also caused postural postural and muscular imbalances over
postural and muscular imbalances over
postural and muscular imbalances over time these partial imbalances cross
time these partial imbalances cross
time these partial imbalances cross chronic pain and chronic pain causes
chronic pain and chronic pain causes
chronic pain and chronic pain causes chronic inflammation and thats dangerous
chronic inflammation and thats dangerous
chronic inflammation and thats dangerous why well because chronic inflammation is
why well because chronic inflammation is
why well because chronic inflammation is that the cause of many serious diseases
that the cause of many serious diseases
that the cause of many serious diseases like heart disease some forms of cancer
like heart disease some forms of cancer
like heart disease some forms of cancer and neurodegenerative conditions like
and neurodegenerative conditions like
and neurodegenerative conditions like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease
Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease
Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease now here’s an eight-year-old girl who
now here’s an eight-year-old girl who
now here’s an eight-year-old girl who after improving her foot posture and her
after improving her foot posture and her
after improving her foot posture and her eye movements was able to improve her
eye movements was able to improve her
eye movements was able to improve her posture in just three weeks so when we
posture in just three weeks so when we
posture in just three weeks so when we talk about posture our feet and eyes is
talk about posture our feet and eyes is
talk about posture our feet and eyes is key so why we’re not looking at the
key so why we’re not looking at the
key so why we’re not looking at the brain when it comes to conditions like
brain when it comes to conditions like
brain when it comes to conditions like lower back pain knee pain hip pain
lower back pain knee pain hip pain
lower back pain knee pain hip pain shoulder pain cognition digestion
shoulder pain cognition digestion
shoulder pain cognition digestion problems or even chronic pain well
problems or even chronic pain well
problems or even chronic pain well because our healthcare system is not
because our healthcare system is not
because our healthcare system is not designed to prevent it is designed to
designed to prevent it is designed to
designed to prevent it is designed to manage symptoms and because no one is
manage symptoms and because no one is
manage symptoms and because no one is truly looking at the real cause of our
truly looking at the real cause of our
truly looking at the real cause of our pain our feet and our eyes our partial
pain our feet and our eyes our partial
pain our feet and our eyes our partial imbalances remain over time these
imbalances remain over time these
imbalances remain over time these partial imbalances will force us and
partial imbalances will force us and
partial imbalances will force us and prevent us from moving properly now
prevent us from moving properly now
prevent us from moving properly now there is a direct correlation between
there is a direct correlation between
there is a direct correlation between our pain our posture and our quality of
our pain our posture and our quality of
our pain our posture and our quality of life let me show you is there anyone in
life let me show you is there anyone in
life let me show you is there anyone in the audience ideally in the first few
the audience ideally in the first few
the audience ideally in the first few rows that has lower back pain right now
hi good yourself what’s your name Atena
hi good yourself what’s your name Atena Atena nice to meet you
Atena nice to meet you
Atena nice to meet you so what I’m going to do with Atena is
so what I’m going to do with Atena is
so what I’m going to do with Atena is I’m simply going to ask her to look at
I’m simply going to ask her to look at
I’m simply going to ask her to look at the tip of this pen and what I want us
the tip of this pen and what I want us
the tip of this pen and what I want us to look for is to see if one eye is
to look for is to see if one eye is
to look for is to see if one eye is having a harder time focusing on the
having a harder time focusing on the
having a harder time focusing on the target
target
target Atena you out of ten what is the pain
Atena you out of ten what is the pain
Atena you out of ten what is the pain level that you have right now ten being
level that you have right now ten being
level that you have right now ten being the most one being the least five six at
the most one being the least five six at
the most one being the least five six at this present time
this present time
this present time okay can you face the audience for me so
okay can you face the audience for me so
okay can you face the audience for me so just try to relax and here we go I’m
just try to relax and here we go I’m
just try to relax and here we go I’m going to position the pen
going to position the pen
going to position the pen look straight ahead please and look at
look straight ahead please and look at
look straight ahead please and look at the tip of the pen so we could see that
the tip of the pen so we could see that
the tip of the pen so we could see that atenas left eye is not converging
atenas left eye is not converging
atenas left eye is not converging properly now because we position our
properly now because we position our
properly now because we position our body according to what we see a 10 out
body according to what we see a 10 out
body according to what we see a 10 out we’ll have a postural imbalance in this
we’ll have a postural imbalance in this
we’ll have a postural imbalance in this case a lower shoulder let me show you
case a lower shoulder let me show you
case a lower shoulder let me show you please look straight ahead and try to
please look straight ahead and try to
please look straight ahead and try to relax
relax
relax here we go just so we could see that a
here we go just so we could see that a
here we go just so we could see that a tenez right arm is longer so I’m now
tenez right arm is longer so I’m now
tenez right arm is longer so I’m now going to proceed on stimulating I should
going to proceed on stimulating I should
going to proceed on stimulating I should say optimizing the sensory input going
say optimizing the sensory input going
say optimizing the sensory input going in at NS brain by doing simple eye
in at NS brain by doing simple eye
in at NS brain by doing simple eye exercises the first step is simply to
exercises the first step is simply to
exercises the first step is simply to draw a line on her index finger right
draw a line on her index finger right
draw a line on her index finger right over here so you have it right here
over here so you have it right here
over here so you have it right here and then I’m going to proceed on doing
and then I’m going to proceed on doing
and then I’m going to proceed on doing clockwise circles so a 1000 I’m gonna
clockwise circles so a 1000 I’m gonna
clockwise circles so a 1000 I’m gonna ask you to look straight ahead and let
ask you to look straight ahead and let
ask you to look straight ahead and let me just guide you like this give me a
me just guide you like this give me a
me just guide you like this give me a finger and I want you to focus on the
finger and I want you to focus on the
finger and I want you to focus on the line you have it so let your eyes move
all right so what I’m doing now is
all right so what I’m doing now is simple clockwise exercises clockwise for
simple clockwise exercises clockwise for
simple clockwise exercises clockwise for Atena anti-clockwise for the audience
Atena anti-clockwise for the audience
Atena anti-clockwise for the audience I’m going in and out in and out and I’m
I’m going in and out in and out and I’m
I’m going in and out in and out and I’m simply forcing her eyes to work together
simply forcing her eyes to work together
simply forcing her eyes to work together beautiful
beautiful
beautiful are you okay very good all good is your
are you okay very good all good is your
are you okay very good all good is your pain still five out of ten three four so
pain still five out of ten three four so
pain still five out of ten three four so there’s a bit of an improvement let’s
there’s a bit of an improvement let’s
there’s a bit of an improvement let’s see how her eyes are moving so we’ll do
see how her eyes are moving so we’ll do
see how her eyes are moving so we’ll do the same test as we did before so if you
the same test as we did before so if you
the same test as we did before so if you can look straight ahead and please look
can look straight ahead and please look
can look straight ahead and please look at the tip of the pen and we could see
at the tip of the pen and we could see
at the tip of the pen and we could see that there’s a slight improvement
so if her eyes are moving better than
so if her eyes are moving better than her posture will also improve let’s look
her posture will also improve let’s look
her posture will also improve let’s look at your shoulders
so as a quick recap the eye exercises
so as a quick recap the eye exercises need to be performed three times a day
need to be performed three times a day
need to be performed three times a day for approximately thirty seconds the
for approximately thirty seconds the
for approximately thirty seconds the first step is simply to draw a line on
first step is simply to draw a line on
first step is simply to draw a line on your index finger your dominant index
your index finger your dominant index
your index finger your dominant index finger which means that if you’re
finger which means that if you’re
finger which means that if you’re right-handed it will be your right hand
right-handed it will be your right hand
right-handed it will be your right hand and if you’re left-handed it will be
and if you’re left-handed it will be
and if you’re left-handed it will be your left now I want you to start
your left now I want you to start
your left now I want you to start approximately at 15 centimetres and
approximately at 15 centimetres and
approximately at 15 centimetres and bring your finger close to your nose
bring your finger close to your nose
bring your finger close to your nose until you feel that your eyes are
until you feel that your eyes are
until you feel that your eyes are straining at this point I want you to
straining at this point I want you to
straining at this point I want you to start moving doing clockwise exercises
start moving doing clockwise exercises
start moving doing clockwise exercises clockwise for yourself and no higher
clockwise for yourself and no higher
clockwise for yourself and no higher than your mid forehead no lower than
than your mid forehead no lower than
than your mid forehead no lower than your nose not passing the borders of the
your nose not passing the borders of the
your nose not passing the borders of the face repeat three times a day morning
face repeat three times a day morning
face repeat three times a day morning afternoon and at supper time so I
afternoon and at supper time so I
afternoon and at supper time so I exercises are a quick and efficient way
exercises are a quick and efficient way
exercises are a quick and efficient way to instantly align our posture and
to instantly align our posture and
to instantly align our posture and decrease our pain by seeing our posture
decrease our pain by seeing our posture
decrease our pain by seeing our posture not as a result of biomechanical
not as a result of biomechanical
not as a result of biomechanical structure but rather as a result of
structure but rather as a result of
structure but rather as a result of continuous unconscious brain output we
continuous unconscious brain output we
continuous unconscious brain output we can change our therapeutic approach our
can change our therapeutic approach our
can change our therapeutic approach our focus shifts upstream to the brain and
focus shifts upstream to the brain and
focus shifts upstream to the brain and not downstream to the muscles and joints
not downstream to the muscles and joints
not downstream to the muscles and joints tiny tweaks lead to big changes in just
tiny tweaks lead to big changes in just
tiny tweaks lead to big changes in just one minute
one minute
one minute a day one minute a day so every day
a day one minute a day so every day
a day one minute a day so every day let’s do some eye exercises so that we
let’s do some eye exercises so that we
let’s do some eye exercises so that we can improve our brain body connection
can improve our brain body connection
can improve our brain body connection but let’s also share the science because
but let’s also share the science because
but let’s also share the science because it is simple because it is logical share
it is simple because it is logical share
it is simple because it is logical share it with our friends share it with our
it with our friends share it with our
it with our friends share it with our families so that we can help improve
families so that we can help improve
families so that we can help improve their lives so that we can help shape
their lives so that we can help shape
their lives so that we can help shape their lives when talking about true
their lives when talking about true
their lives when talking about true prevention looking at the brain is key
prevention looking at the brain is key
prevention looking at the brain is key we can’t afford to live with poor
we can’t afford to live with poor
we can’t afford to live with poor posture we cannot afford to live with
posture we cannot afford to live with
posture we cannot afford to live with pain but we can afford one minute a day
pain but we can afford one minute a day
pain but we can afford one minute a day to change faulty motor bat patterns and
to change faulty motor bat patterns and
to change faulty motor bat patterns and give ourselves a chance at a better
give ourselves a chance at a better
give ourselves a chance at a better quality of life thank you
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