Teaching the body to move better

I've been working on my website definition of Chiropractic since getting back from dog work today.

I'm going back to teach Chorley cake making later at the same centre. Multitalented or what.

It's a very positive centre where up to 10 people with substance abuse problems get to work towards improving themselves long-term. I'm looking forward to going back later.

Here's what I've written on my website regarding my main profession:

There is a model of learning that makes great sense in explaining how Chiropractic, or at least how I see it, works for you. I think Chiropractic works through a combination of neurological and physiological change, both of which work together for your best well-being.

The model comes in four parts or stages and I've given examples that may make sense to you.

1. Unconscious competence. That's when you're not even aware of not being able to do something or not do something. What this means is, you're unaware of what you are doing which may be causing problems such as a sore back or stiffness or pain.

2. Conscious incompetence. Here you're aware of some of the areas that may be contributing to the problem and you're avoiding them where you see them though you're probably not aware of all of the areas that you could be improving still. You avoid doing things that you think aggravate a problem or at least modify or compensate around them.

3. Conscious competence. Here you're able to modify your movements at the times that you consciously attend to what you do. You'll have experienced some of this when learning  skills such as exercises that help to support and improve your condition. An example might be improving your posture while sitting at a PC or desk or while reading a book.

4. Unconscious competence. Here you're moving easily at movements without being aware of how you're doing it and, when we get it right, painlessly. Here you've learnt to move or hold postures that allow your body to express the movements you desire easily.

The reality is that we're all in all four places all the time as we can always get better than we have been. The reason you have little pain during some things is that you've learnt to do those things in a way that isn't generally causing any movement in the pain zone.

Our job is to work together to help you, through my skills and your ability to learn, to move more easily and to do the things you want to do with your body.