Exercise Instruction helps Patients achieve long term success.

Along with chiropractic care exercises are encouraged. Along with stretches, strengthening exercises are recommended. Eldoa is a particular form of exercise that strengthens the small spinal muscles which benefits the spine and reduces pain, long term.

ELDOA (Etirements Longitudinaux avec Decoaption Osteo-Articulaire) is particular exercises designed to improve and maintain good posture and spinal health & integrity.

ELDOA was born in the 70's by world-re-known Osteopath and Medical Doctor, Guy Voyer. ELDOA is the result of over thirty years of research and successful application in thousands of cases.

ELDOA is a process of reeducating the body and mind to adopt a more efficient and functional structure. To understand how ELDOA works, we must first understand the mechanism behind its application.

For a vertebral segment to decompress or decoaptate while performing ELDOA, a specific posture is assumed. The posture directs self-induced tension to the myo-fascia* influencing that particular vertebral segment. Maintaining both the posture and tension for a duration of at least 60 seconds, will give both the nervous system ('driver') and body ('car') time to become aware and adjust. Eventually over time and repetition the body moves towards a position of postural normalization and eased tensions.

Regardless of a person's posture, the factors of progression and non-impact makes ELDOA user-friendly, progressive and extremely effective.

Myo-Fascial Stretching (MFS) and functional strength training (FST) resolves the issue of stretching/ strengthening a muscle in isolation. MFS / FST is the stretching/strengthening of a muscle within a muscular chain and fascia chain. Similar to the concepts presented in ELDOA to decoaptate a specific segment of your spine, you are essentially using the whole body to stretch / strengthen specific muscles.

About Deane

I am a Professional Trainer and Holistic Health Practitioner. In recent years I have studied at the CHEK Institute in San Diego, became a Metabolic Typing Advisor and Holistic Health Practitioner and am continuing to study ELDOA and Myo-Fascial Stretching with Guy Voyer.