To understand the below presented Pictures and Explanations please read

`Causes for Misalignments` (click for link), first!

It should be clear to understand that the Prevention of Back Pain is better than trying to cure it once it happend but how can this be achieved without reading tons of Books, spending a lot of money and time or study Anatomy, Medicine or PT first?

The follwing facts are based on our own research and theory and are a result of the last 30 years or so experience with the Dorn Method and the obvious visible positive result of countless Pain-free patients (sorry this is anecdotal evidence only but if the Dorn Method were a product we probably would give you a money back guarantee!)

 

The pictures and graphics shown below give you some insight what possibly we do wrong, because these movements may produce or aggravate existing Misalignments that cause or at least contribute to the Development of Back Pain.

 

The Goal would be to stop doing these movements (if possible) during the Alignment- and Recovery process, best during a Therapy, for about two month in order to give our body time to heal by keeping all corrected Joints in place long enough so a natural adjustment reaction of our Body-Self-Healing Mechanisms can take place.

After this time it is still not advisable to fall back to old habits but rather substitude these movements with safer alternatives also shown below.

 

I also recommend the Alexander technique for a more in-depth information on how to work on our posture and movement habits! (browse the net for it!)

 

If you combine this with the regulary doing of the Self Help Exercises you have a very powerful tool for Recovery and Prevention that requires very little time, no money investments (only the investments for treatments, seminars, books etc. if you want these!)

BUT it requires a little discipline and Self-Initiative (unfortunately that is something which seems not to be programed into our DNA and therefore is easier said than done.)

 

So try do avoid these Movements during your Healing Process:

 

Other things that may be less healthy during recovery:

Competitive Sports like Football, Basketball, Rugby etc.

Sports that have one-sided movements (use of hands) like Tennis, Squash, Golf

Certain Yoga Positions

Bad ways of Standing up from sitting and unfavorable lying (sleeping) positions.