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[14.0] MOVEMENT & POSTURE

Walking, Jogging, aerobics, Yoga, Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement classes.

[14.1] Should I be more aware of my posture?

Yes. Vision affects posture and posture affects your vision. Pay attention to your head position and its relation to you vision and the objects of your vision.

Experiment with your posture and note what effect different positions have on your sight.

[14.2] How can I tell if my head is tilted?

Hold up a finger six inches from your face and stare past ir, so the finger splits into 2 images. Is one lower than the other? try tilting your head around observe what happens.

[14.3] Do I lean my head forward/back too much?

Often myopes tend to lean forward towards things to see them clearer. Hyperopes tend to lean back or move things further away. This sometimes necessitates looking up or down and causes your eyes to diverge or converge, leading to accommodation/vergence disruptions. Be aware of leaning your head forward or back. Often rapid change in vision occurs simply from correcting poor posture and head position.

In rare cases the head is turned to one side.

[14.4] How do I sit up straight?

To sit up straight, imagine there is a piece of string tied to the very top of your head, pulling you up, you will find as you allow your self to be pulled up you will be sitting in your natural position. Your spine has a natural S shape. When sitting your lower back should be in, and you should be on your “sitting” bones, chest out, shoulders back and head upright. Your feet should be flat on the ground, if your chair is too high, use telephone books under your feet. Your thighs should be straight and parallel to the ground. When you are sitting in a natural position, your knees are free to move from side to side. If you sit to far forward or back your thighs are pushed against your chair and your knees have no freedom of movement. A common misconception is that the spine should be straight and to this end poorly designed chair backs are straight, use a lumbar cushion to correct this error in design.

In a “correct” position it is possible to sit for an hour or more without any discomfort. If you find yourself slouching, leaning, or not sitting properly, get up, walk around give yourself a break and then start again when you are refreshed. If you find yourself unable to maintain a good siting posture then its time to have along break.

[14.5] What are Feldenkrais lessons, Alexander technique, Rolfing and other body work?

[to be completed]

[14.6] What is Craniosacral therapy?

Craniosacral therapy is used in visual problems where there is a problem with the bone structure of the skull or clogging of the holes in the skull which may result in pressure on the optic nerve.