Massage in Koukaki, Athens

Last weekend i had the First Aid certification training .
Everyone should do it, such an important skills which one day might safe someones life.
Thanks a lot for the Rescue Team Delta to provide this amazing training! 🫶🏻


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Not a TCM practitioner yet , but on the way …🧡
One more beautiful and informative day in the European Institute of Integrative Health Science

https://www.eiihs.org

Flat feet can contribute to lower back (Lumber region) and hip pain through a chain reaction in body alignment—what we often call the kinetic chain.

🦶🏻When the arch collapses:

-The foot overpronates (rolls inward)
-The ankle shifts inward
-The heel (calcaneus) tilts

☝🏼This already changes how weight travels upward.

Because of that inward collapse:
-The tibia (shin bone) rotates inward
-The knee may fall inward (valgus position)
-The hip internally rotates

🦵🏻Now the pelvis is no longer neutral.

-The pelvis may tilt anteriorly or become asymmetrical
-This increases lumbar lordosis (curve in lower back)
-Muscles like QL, psoas, erector spinae become overactive
-Internal rotation pulls the pelvis and
this changes how the hip sits in the socket
-Glute medius is weakened / IT band gain tension

Result for Lumber region:
-chronic tension and compression in the lumbar spine
Result for the hip:
-it becomes a “victim joint” (absorbing stress from below and above)

💙What Helps:

Foot support: orthotics or proper shoes
Strengthening: intrinsic foot muscles, glutes
Release work: massage therapy, yoga, pilates, stretching
Postural retraining: especially pelvis alignment
Acupuncture / TCM: local + channel-based treatment