Hi Esther, I was wondering what you thought about messenger (courier) bags. Do you think they can be bad for the back? I'm beginning to think using a messenger bag during university gave me a high right hip. I would cross the strap over my torso and carry it low, below my right hip and it would be a little heavy. Could that cause a high hip? Thanks in advance.
messenger bags
September 14, 2009 - 11:58pm | 6 posts
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messenger bags
1 hour 5 min ago
09/10/2008 - 8:36pm
Now that you have a high hip, the important thing is to release it. Stretching (the quadratus lumborum comes to mind, but there are many relevant muscles), massage, acupuncture can all be helpful in addition to, of course, our simple techniques of stretchsitting, stretchlying, inner corset, etc.
2 weeks 2 days ago
09/09/2009 - 2:26am
I ask because:
my hip isn't correctly aligned (is that the right term?) - I have gotten a lot of osteopathic treatment in the past which helped me a lot but they couldn't seem to shift the hip. They speculated that the misalignment happened when I was very young, possibly even as a newborn (maybe from that good old tradition of dangling the baby by one leg and giving it a good slap!)
I notice it when trying to walk correctly. I notice the difference in my legs and feet and bum muscles. It has been difficult to learn the glide walking, but, it feels to me like it is actually starting to correct the problem.
v I havent looked at the excercises in the book for a long time. I'll check them and see if something there might help - when you say stretching "the quadratus lumborum" Esther, is that covered in the book ?
Edit/ I have been trying out squatting lately and trying to let the hips open out a bit as I do so.
14 years 5 months ago
08/19/2009 - 2:48am
1 hour 5 min ago
09/10/2008 - 8:36pm
14 years 5 months ago
08/19/2009 - 2:48am