hmm. so, i used to take west coast swing lessons and i think a particular thing our instructor told us to do did something weird to my hip posture
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he told us to stick out out butts more than we expected and i think the way i did that put my hips at a weird angle. now when i walk too much i reliably get pain in my lower back
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i *think* what he intended for us to do is stick out the *base of our spines* back? i'm experimenting with doing that + tucking my tailbone while walking and it feels less painful and more comfortable but idk how to maintain it
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curious to hear from and/or , or anyone else who knows more about this stuff
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ah dammit i found something that felt good and natural but then i lost it and my hips started hurting. before that it felt almost as good as what i remember from my only AT session with a friend
tried lengthening my spine up + expanded awareness, did good stuff
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including relaxing some tension in the back of my neck that usually pushes my head forward and down, that felt real nice. awareness of the space above me seemed particularly important for that?
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lying down in semi-supine feels amaaaaaaaazing rn, totally worth it
nvm me just out here relearning how to walk like i’ve been in a coma or something
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Postural changes can take a while to “stick” because the muscles that need to be continuously activated to maintain the new position aren’t strong yet and other muscles are used to being tight in places they now need to relax.
I feel like I’ve been fixing craned neck for months.
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I think maybe you interpreted it as a pelvic tilt but really when I teach (not west coast swing, ymmv) when I talk about sticking hips back I mean change how much bend you put in your hips vs your knees.
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consider: the spine can be "straight" in both A and B but in B the hips are "further back"
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