Posture

Posture · Published Oct 13, 2026

Forward head posture: how to fix the problem biomechanically

A forward head, shoulders raised up, a stoop, a belly thrown forward, even if a person is young and thin enough – this is a very common problem these days. There are a lot of theories in modern society that explain the causes of poor posture and inharmonious body position – from a sedentary…

Craniodontics: the treatment of the future, or an interdisciplinary approach

On the pages of this blog, we have discussed more than once the unusual effects on the spine and a person's overall structure achieved by craniodontics (or orthocraniodontics, as this field is called in our country), by acting on this structure through the person's dental apparatus together with…

Back pain on a motorcycle: how to solve the problem

This article was written by the founder of the Italian Starecta spine-straightening method, keen motorcyclist Moreno Conte. In it, he shares how he solved the problem of back, shoulder and neck pain caused by a heavy helmet and an uncomfortable riding position when riding his Supersport…

Lumbar lordosis: how to cure it biomechanically

This article was written by Moreno Conte, the founder of the Italian spine-straightening method Starecta. He really understands what he is writing about, since he knows all the ‘delights’ of lumbar lordosis firsthand and cured it himself. His approach is unusual from the perspective of…

Why VVD symptoms appear after stress

Symptoms of VVD often become acute after stress, and in many people, vegetative-vascular dystonia first appears after prolonged nervous tension. Doctors say this happens because of a malfunction of the autonomic nervous system, which gives inappropriate commands to the blood vessels. Wait a…

Pelvic instability: why manual therapists cannot deal with it

Many people with pelvic instability seek treatment from manual therapists and osteopaths, but in many cases such treatment does not produce much in the way of results. Why this happens, and how the problem can be resolved, is what we will try to understand in this article.

Vascular-vegetative dystonia: a mythical disease, or the biomechanical causes of symptoms

Searching for organic causes of their symptoms, many people suffering from vascular-vegetative dystonia (VVD) are examined literally ‘from heel to head’, yet everything turns out to be ‘normal’, and the patient is sent to a psychotherapist. But doctors often cannot diagnose a number of organic…

Why Does Messi Always Vomit before Important Matches? (And How to Solve the Problem)

It has finally happened. The 2018 Football World Cup has begun in Russia, bringing huge numbers of famous footballers from around the world. Today, Argentina’s star Lionel Messi will take the field at Moscow’s Spartak stadium. He is famous not only for becoming one of the best footballers of our…

Scoliosis: how to pass through its stages in reverse. A biomechanical approach

There are several stages in the development of scoliosis. Depending on the degree of curvature of the spine to the right or left, scoliosis is conventionally assigned one of four grades. Such pathological spinal curvature usually develops without symptoms and only makes itself known once scoliosis…

Vertebral artery syndrome and posture

This article is not scientific. In it, I merely want to share my observations of the ‘behaviour’ of the vertebral arteries when the position of the head and neck changes; the conclusions are yours to draw. Whether compression of the vertebral arteries by the deep neck muscles and in the subclavian…

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