So how do you align your spine using your muscles?  I'll show you what has worked for me, and kept me pain free, and going strong for over 3 years now.

In Part 1 of Align Your Spine, I shared my story of a debilitating hip pain, and how my cousin was willing to help me with physical therapy exercises using Postural Restoration techniques.  The idea behind it is that you trigger the opposing back muscles to pull the spine back into alignment.  Here are a couple of things that he had me do...

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If you had to align your spine due to persistant pain or nerve injury, where would you turn?  This is where I found myself during my pregnancy with my 3rd baby.  By the time I'd reached the 'waddling' stage, I began to have recurring trouble with my right hip.  Of course, I attributed this to the 'normal' aches and pains of pregnancy.  If I was on my feet a lot, and especially if I walked a lot, I began to 'feel' my right hip joint.  Then, at other times, seemingly out of the blue, I'd be w...