Why Spinal Health Is Important
Caring for your spine is as important as caring for your teeth. Imagine going to the dentist after you have reached middle age and how your teeth would have decayed. Dr Anthony A Blisko informs you about how spinal decay occurs over time and how to prevent it.
Dr Anthony A Blisko discusses how unresolved traumatic damage to the spine causes lost motion between vertebrae which results in accelerated spinal arthritis.
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Dr. Anthony A Blisko discusses how proper postural activation is an evolutionary necessity. Our modern 'soft' culture has allowed us to damage our spine with us even realizing it until we put physical demands on it.
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How to breathe correctly using abdominal and rib cage expansion and contraction as guided by Dr Anthony A Blisko.
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Core Activation & Stabilization
Dr Anthony A Blisko discusses how our modern culture allows us to develop spinal damage, which is preventable. Correct spinal stabilization is also described.
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Incorrect activation of your spine can lead to muscle atrophy of essential spinal stabilizing muscles. Dr Anthony A Blisko then describes how to prevent this atrophy through the activation of correct posture.
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Proper Breathing
Dr Anthony A Blisko describes what proper core activation means and how it relates to having a stable spinal structure, which is less prone to injury.
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Dr Anthony A Blisko provides a close up of how we should be using our entire upper torso to ensure proper and full breathing.
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How To Activate Proper Posture (Standing & Sitting)
Dr Anthony A Blisko describes what proper core activation means and how it relates to having a stable spinal structure, which is less prone to injury.
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How to correctly activate and stabilize your spine while standing as described by Dr Anthony A Blisko
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Correct body activation for proper sitting posture is described by Dr Anthony A Blisko to prevent disc problems and a deformed spine.
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Bending and Lifting Properly
Incorrect bending using the mid back can damage the discs in your low back over time. Dr Anthony A Blisko describes how to bend correctly from your hips while keeping your back flat to protect the discs in your low back from bulging / herniating,
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Dr. Anthony A Blisko describes the essential details to pay attention to for lifting correctly.
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Doctor Anthony A Blisko discusses how we can all decrease damage to the discs in our spine with the use of extension exercises for the low back which are similar to the Cobra pose in yoga.
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Injury Prevention Neck & Shoulder
Dr Anthony A Blisko describes correct activation of your shoulders to prevent shoulder and neck injury.
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Dr. Anthony A Blisko describes the essential details to pay attention to for lifting correctly.
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Prevention of shoulder injury is dependent upon correct position of the ball of the arm bone and socket of the shoulder region along the mid line of the body.
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It is important to protect your shoulder from injury during daily activities. Dr Anthony A Blisko describes how to engage the muscles of the shoulder region to prevent damage.
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Proper Sleeping Posture
We spend more time in our sleeping posture than any other posture we engage our body in. Dr Anthony A Blisko explains how to maintain spinal symmetry while sleeping to avoid damage.
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Rounding your spine continuously during sleep promotes a hump in your mid back as well as neck pain. Dr Anthony A Blisko explains how to prevent this damage.
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Proper Walking and Running Posture
Dr Anthony A Blisko describes how to prevent knee, ankle and hip damage by walking with your knees over your feet rather than turned in or our too far. |
Dr Anthony A Blisko describes how to engage your torso, abdominal muscles, upper and lower body as well as the muscles of your hip and leg region for achieving a correct stride while walking to prevent injury.
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Mind Calming & Meditation
A relaxed state of natural breathing is essential for your health as described by Dr Anthony A Blisko.
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The mind and body share one common neural network. Irritation within your mind flows directly into your body and increases your sensitivity to pain and the tendency for muscle spasm. Dr Anthony A Blisko describes how to quiet your mind in order to experience a healthier state of ease within both your mind and body.
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