Q: Why is lower back so crucial and deserve so much special attention?
A: The vertebrae and discs in the lower spine are the most able, crucial, yet stressed part of the entire human spine. Unlike those in any other part of the spine, they are the most flexible - allowing us to twist and turn, to bend and stretch. They are the "quiet heroes" that give us agility and freedom.
They are the most stressed - they absorb the most shocks from the feet and legs to protect the upper body and the head, they take the highest weight load of the upper body, and they bear most of the motions of the twisting, turning, bending and stretching. They are the most dedicated "servants" that protect people's health and well-being.
Unfortunately, the extraordinary stresses they take, day in day out, also make them most prone to wear and tear, as well as damage and injuries. And the unique flexibility and capability they offer us make it most deleterious to our agility, freedom and quality of life if they are damaged or injured.
And this is why the lower spine is far more crucial to us and deserves far more special attention and care, than any other part of the spine.
Q: What is Proprioception and how does it help your back health?
A: The word "proprioception" was coined in 1906 by the English neurophysiologist Charles Sherrington (1857-1952) who received the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1932 for research on the function of the neuron and study of reflex action.
Our body's sense of posture and movement relies on different types of tiny receptors densely packed in the muscles and tendons. Proprioception is our sense of the position of parts of our body, relative to other neighbouring parts. Furthermore, it is a dynamic sense, allowing continuous accommodation and adaptation to a shifting environment (such as in dance, or moving through a crowded room).
Back Vitalizer provides a gentle and on-going stimulation to the upper body in a sitting posture. Thus the proprioceptive sense gets activated, and leads the body to compensate for its shifting balance. In the process, the spine swings gently left and right like a tree in the wind.
It is this function that, when properly provoked and activated, helps activate and exercise the deep stabilizing muscles that are attached to the vertebrae of the spine, create gentle on-going motion between the vertebrae, improve hydration of spinal discs, improve blood circulation to the low back muscles, improve the sitting posture, and relieve lower back pain, etc.
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