It shows what happents to the pelvis, and the subsequent compensation that occurs in the lower back, or the lumbar spine, when someone sits down with a full wallet in their back pocket! What this picture does not show is that this compensation can continue up the rest of the spine and into the neck, giving rise to headaches! Yes sitting on your wallet can REALLY give you a headache (in some circumstances) This is what I would refer to as a postural problem in my clinic. It has not occured as the result of a trauma ie fall, slip, trip, accident, but it has occured over a period of time. Need I say that the thicker the wallet then the more the spine and the rest of the body compensates.
You may be able to tell that more weight is being sent through the left hip joint here, and therefore it is highly probable that this hip will wear out quicker and ultimatley give rise to osteo-arthritis. Yes, sitting on your wallet could lead to you requiring a hip replecaement in years to come. Not only is the weight being sent through one hip joint more than the other, but the upper body weight has overcompensated back over to the right. This could present in my clinic as a problem in the shoulder or neck area! Which is why, when you go to see a McTimoney Chiropractor, they assess and correct subluxations/misalignments in the whole spine, not just the level that you may be complaining about.
Much of my time in my Chiropractic clinic is spent getting people to assess the things that they do on a day to day basis, that contributes to their problems. It gives me a great sense of job satisfaction if we can work out why someone is experiencing discomfort, and rectify the situation. This really is a simple thing to rectify. The wallet can be placed in a pocket in the shirt or jacket. Not so difficult is it?
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