“Lack of symmetry in the body demonstrates the degree of distortion in the bones,  joints and tissues in order to keep the structure balanced around the center line of gravity. When normal function is interfered with, congestion and malfunction result.”

 

The Hurley/Osborn Technique is based on the position of the sacrum, which is located at the base of the spine  just above the buttocks and is the central of the three bones comprising the pelvic girdle. This is a pivotal point in the body because it is located at the body’s center of gravity. It is, therefore, the bone most responsive to the stresses being exerted downward from the upper body and also the opposite force coming up from the ground through the legs, into the pelvic bones. The sacrum acts like a shock absorber in ordinary activity, but if the muscles become fatigued through overuse, poor nutrition, stress, habitual postural patterns, or injury, the body’s elastic limits are exceeded, and the sacrum moves away from its ideal position by typically tilting forward. This misalignment sets up a pattern of poor posture and muscle contraction in the whole spine, which is exacerbated by the unyielding effect of gravity. Because the centre line of gravity has shifted, the body experiences  constant musculo-skeletal stress as it attempts to realign itself. The Hurley/Osborn technique is based on assessing and correcting the position of the pelvic girdle so that the sacrum, the "keystone” within the pelvis, is realigned and balanced both in space and within the body.

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 ‘structural re-alignment’ not ‘spinal re-alignment’

 

““It is a fact that no structure is distorted until the center of gravity is displaced………” “…. The structure remains distorted …. until its center of gravity is replaced in normal relations.”