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hip) weight-bearing joints are not in correct alignment, youmaybeat risk forstructuralpain.Oneminorwalking error repeated millions of times can do an incredible amount of damage to your back, muscles, nerves and joints.This can also eventually cause pain and arthritis. In addition to improper gait, another major cause of back pain is poor core strength -- specifically, weakness in the abdominal muscles. A person’s pelvis is held in place by numerous muscles, including the abdominals, hamstrings, gluteals, and hip flexors. An imbalance or weakness in these muscles can lead to pelvic misalignment, causing the pelvis to tilt forward or backward. A forward tilt of the pelvis leads to a sway back which can change the way a person walks. In addition to abdominal weakness, a lack of strength in the gluteals and hamstrings can lead to forward pelvic tilt. While the abdominals stabilize the pelvis by pulling upwardon the front, theglutealsandhamstrings offer stability by pulling down on the rear of the pelvis. Exercises must be completed to strengthen both the abdominalsandgluteals. Ingeneral,anextensivewalking program provides the gluteals with a very solid workout if the individual is walking with correct gait.
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techniques. By changing the way you walk, it is possible toeliminateandpreventbackoranyother typesof lower extremity pain. On a daily basis, you walk more than any other physical activity and your gait has a large impact on your overall physicalabilities.Wecanhelpyoudiscover ifsomething with the way you walk may be the reason that you are having pain. You walk over a million steps in a year Your gait involves many body structures all interacting together toproduceyourwalkingstyle. It isasnaturalas breathing,and ifanyofyoursix (twoankle, twoknee, two
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