Anatomy, Proprioception, Pain, and Posture

This index focuses on articles related to anatomy, proprioception, pain and posture. Anatomy that is dealt with here is the anatomy of our locomotor and manipulation systems, the anatomy we use to move our body, control it and enjoy it.
So, our muscles, bones, connective tissue and joints.
While names of these structures are important for finding out about them, the focus in these articles is, where possible, directly experiencing them in our own body.
This is where proprioception comes in. Closely related to proprioception is muscle control. We need muscle control for proprioception, and we need proprioception for muscle control.
Where anatomy provides a theoretical framework, we boost our understanding of our own body via directly experiencing it.
Apart from improving our ability to be in our body (thus reducing stress by being present), using it more efficiently and effectively, two other reasons for learning anatomy and proprioception is to deal with pain (where produced by poor function) and poor posture.
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Anatomy, Proprioception, Pain, and Posture TOC
Optimal Performance
Optimal Performance In Yoga
Optimize Performance Through Clearly Defined Problems
Anatomy
Sensational Yoga Anatomy
Learn Your Body By Directly Experiencing It
Joint basics
How To Know If Your Joints Are Lubricated
How Pain And Proprioception Helps Keep Your Joints Safe
Joint Centration
The Position Of Balanced Space And Tension
the Foot and Lower Leg
Barefoot Running Heel Strike, Good Or Bad?
Is Heel Striking Bad For Your Knees When Running Barefoot?
Lower Leg muscles
the Knees
Knee and Thigh muscles
the Hip Joint
the Hip Crease
Hip muscles
the SI joints
SIJ Control Elements
Low Back and Ribcage
Low Back Control
Ribcage Control
the Spine
the Shoulders
the Arms
Proprioception
Proprioception Requires Effort
Learning How To Apply Effort Effectively To Improve Proprioception
Feel Your Body
Noticing Relationships Within And Without
Anatomy Trains Or Myofascial Meridians
Using Them For Improving Body Control
Muscle Control
Why Learn Muscle Control
I'Ve Used It To Deal With Pain, Improve Flexibility And To Be Present
Gaining Agency Through Muscle Control
Flicking The Switch To Access Sensation And Control
Muscle Motor Control For Yoga
Why The Brain Turns On The Brakes And How We Can Release Them
Integration Via Tuned Tension
Inner Body And Outer Body Tensegrity
How Joint Tensegrity Is Maintained
Liberated Tensegrity Structure
The Variable Tension Geometry Of The Human Body
Pain
Dealing With Pain And Poor Posture
By Feeling Your Body And Controlling It
Proprioception, Pain And Posture
Fixing Pain And Poor Posture Via Muscle Control, Proprioception