Primal Posture

04/08/2023

Fascia and Trauma

The tissues of the fascia are meant to expand and contract. However, when we have experienced a physical injury or emotional trauma, we tend to go into shock which restricts movement to ensure our survival, we basically lose the capacity to rhythmically expand and contract.
Physical and emotional healing requires restoring a connection to our body and movement will help us reconnect to our bodily sensations when we may feel disconnected or dissociated.

However, how difficult is it to move when injured or experiencing trauma? Reconnecting to bodily sensations may feel frightening if illness has been the catalyst for trauma and painful emotions or traumatic memories may be restimulated.

So, is all movement equal?

In our opinion, no it is not.
By biological design we are hunters requiring the abilities to walk, run and throw and our fascial system adheres to these conditions of movement.
You might argue that any form of movement is relevant to healing, but is it? Not if your movement patterns include injuries or the worsening of those injuries.
It can be expected that during movement you will avoid pain by placing joints in positions that they are not intended to move from and compromise your body mechanics.
Take any 4-legged animal and have it perform on two legs for long periods of time and watch the injuries and dysfunctions start to appear.
We are no different.
Just because you can walk doesn’t mean you are performing that ability efficiently.

How we can help

We unravel the fascial system, eliminating restrictions using myofascial release to then apply human biomechanics that respect our biological design for movement.

24/07/2023

Fascia and Headaches

Types of headaches

There are numerous types of headaches, ranging from tension headaches to migraines, cluster headaches, sinus headaches and more.
Along with the variety of headaches, head pain can be a symptom of other conditions – illness, allergies and dehydration.
Headaches then can be distinguished as primary, where the headache itself is the main symptom and secondary headaches, where the headache itself is a symptom of another condition such as dehydration, hunger, a medical condition or an injury.
Secondary headaches can of course be minimalised by hydrating, eating or seeking medical help for an underlying condition while primary headaches require direct improvement of the root cause.

Three types of primary headaches

Primary headaches can be categorised under three types: Migraines, tension and strain-based headaches and comingled headaches which are a combination of both migraines and tension headaches.

What does fascia have to do with my headaches?

Tightening of the fascial system causes inflammation within the soft tissue and the muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints and nerves will respond by also becoming inflamed.
This can then lead to neck, shoulder, back and facial pain, sinus problems and headaches amongst many other symptoms.

How does myofascial release re-leave headaches?

On its own myofascial release increases blood flow and the range of motion and mobility of muscles within the body.
This increased range of motion may allow for a reduction in headache pain due to released tightness, but it doesn’t mean the brain will accept this adjusted state as the new normal.
The new ‘normal’ will have to be trained into the body via re-tensioning of the released fascia in the right context to induce better posture.

20/12/2022

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17/12/2022

Gua sha body treatment 💆🏻‍♀️

Gua Sha (meaning scraping bruises) is an ancient Chinese healing technique that addresses issues like joint and muscle pain and inflammation. This treatment helps to release fascial adhesions in a body by scraping the skin with a massage tool.

The benefits of scraping the adhesions are as follows:

✅ Increases blood circulation and drains the lymphatic system;
✅ Restores and smooths the fascia;
✅ Reduces muscle pain and tension in the body;
✅ Reduces inflammation;
✅ Treats headaches and migraines;
✅ Reduces cellulite;
✅ Reduces swelling.

Together with the myofascial release treatment, Gua Sha treatment will help to alter postural issues in the body.

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26/10/2022

Today we celebrate the 60th Birthday of the owner of Primal Posture. And as a present we ordered this arrangement of 60 fresh roses that was creatively designed by Flowers by E to highlight his individuality and sense of humour. Happy Birthday, Michael! All the best!

29/09/2022

A work in progress! 💪🏽

Posture gains for our client over a 6 month period attending 1 - 2 1 hour sessions per week.

The following indexes are her initial standing neutral posture and current neutral posture, no cues, no gimmicks, no photoshop… just results.

Posture index values
Front view
Total shifts: before 5.76 cm - after 2.01cm
Total tilts: before 7.3 degrees - after 3.1 degrees

Back view
Total shifts: before 5.62 cm - after 3.22 cm
Total tilts: before 15 degrees - after 13.6 degrees

Right view
Total shifts: before 12.49 cm - after 12.74 cm
Total tilts: before 30.9 degrees - after 25.8 degrees

Left view
Total shifts: before 9.51 cm - after 11.70 cm
Total tilts: before 22.4 degrees - after 20.9 degrees

Effective head weight: before 12.2 kg - after 10.8 kg

From consistent back and glute pain to no back or glute pain.

Note: Gain’s obtained vary from person to person and are not typical for the amount of sessions and time in relation to this particular comparison, achievements can be quicker or slower depending on many factors.