What is Myopractics?

Myopractics is a profession in the natural healing arts. It uses a non-traumatic form of manipulation that enables the body to restore and maintain a state of well-being. The goal of Myopractics is: to allow the body to function freely, without tension, pain or stress, to elevate the body's vitality and ability to function at optimum capacity and to restore the movement to all moving parts of the body, allowing it to work as it was designed.

The basic underlying principle of Myopractics is that life is motion. When in a state of health, every part of the body has a particular innate movement. This motion is expressed in all cells, tissues, organs and structures of the body. Whether it is the larger movement of the ribcage, for example, which contracts and expands with every breath, or the smaller movement of the blood circulating through an artery in the brain, movement is basic to sustaining life. When this movement is hampered in any way, an imbalance occurs. We call this lack of motion, a restriction. Through Myopracatic manipulation, proper motion is restored in whatever area may be restricted, so that the individual regains freedom of movement, maximum functioning and consequently freedom from pain, tension and stress.

From the viewpoint of Myopractics, the body has been divinely designed and is intended to be self-regulating and self-maintaining. When a restriction occurs, the body cannot maintain the proper equilibrium it needs to heal itself. Myopractic’s goal is to restore that motion, enabling the body to do what it was designed to do…heal itself.

An important premise of Myopractics is that the pelvis is the foundation of the body. It is the largest bone structure of the body and is designed to carry your body weight. If there is an imbalance in the pelvis, the body may shift the burden of tension and weight bearing into another area, such as the back. The body often creates a restriction in an attempt to regain normal posture.

When one area of the body is restricted, other areas will be affected as well. These other areas may be affected by either a decrease of function, or an increase of stressful action in that area as the body attempts to correct itself and re-establish the balance that has been disrupted. The Myopractor will go to the source of the problem; removing the restrictions, allowing the body the ability to correct itself and regain its original balance necessary to function freely again. The purpose is not to put something “back into place” but to restore the motion.