skater begins spinning faster and faster because less energy is needed to rotate the body. This balance, though, is a delicate one: the moment we shift from the vertical, gravity starts pulling at our structures and our muscles become engaged in a permanent war with each other trying to keep us upright. After a while, the body fatigues and chronic pain sets in.


How do these imbalances originate?


The ways are endless, but let’s take an example. Say at age seven you fall from a tree and injure your foot. Your parents rush you to the hospital where your foot is examined and X-rays show that nothing is broken. The doctor says that you’ve simply sprained your ankle and in a few weeks you’ll be good as new. Everyone breathes a sigh of relief and you are taken home. But while the injured ankle is healing, you subconsciously shift your weight to the opposite leg, which grows


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