Over the past few years I encountered a few ideas that have intrigued me and made me look at modern life differently, namely that humans are comparable to domesticated animals living in captivity. In Move Your DNA, Katy Bowman compared the movement functionality of modern-day humans to the bodily dysfunction of captive orcas. While her […]
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Muscular Amnesia is Proof We Need to Undomesticate Our Lives
Last year I underwent months of physical therapy sessions for recovery from knee pain while running. These injuries were due to muscular imbalances. Essentially, some of my muscles and tendons became strained trying to compensate for other muscles that were weak from disuse. This is a problem colloquially but aptly known as muscular amnesia. This […]