[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":764},["ShallowReactive",2],{"schema-reviews":3,"blog-en":183},[4,18,26,34,42,50,58,66,75,83,91,99,107,116,124,132,140,148,158,166,174],{"id":5,"author":6,"date":7,"extension":8,"featured":9,"hidden":9,"lang":10,"meta":11,"rating":12,"source":13,"sourceId":14,"stem":15,"text":16,"__hash__":17},"reviews\u002Freviews\u002F2026-07-01-ca-p.yml","Ca P.","2026-07-01","yml",false,"it",{},"5","google","Ci9DQUlRQUNvZENodHljRjlvT2pCRmRHeFVRa0Z2WW1oaVMyZFFWRFF0ZWtaM1VrRRAB","reviews\u002F2026-07-01-ca-p","Mi sono rivolto a Luca Liguori per una visita osteopatica e mi sono trovato benissimo. È stato professionale, attento e disponibile nell’ascoltare le mie esigenze. Durante la seduta mi ha spiegato con chiarezza il trattamento e mi sono sentito subito a mio agio. Ho apprezzato la sua competenza e l’approccio accurato. Consiglio sicuramente Luca Liguori a chi cerca un osteopata serio e preparato.","uX8Cy37hAwRLUlZrBwgoPvLXl2ZRwus-U-8GiXZ-VXw",{"id":19,"author":20,"date":7,"extension":8,"featured":9,"hidden":9,"lang":10,"meta":21,"rating":12,"source":13,"sourceId":22,"stem":23,"text":24,"__hash__":25},"reviews\u002Freviews\u002F2026-07-01-khrystyna-k.yml","Khrystyna K.",{},"Ci9DQUlRQUNvZENodHljRjlvT20xM1lVc3pSa2hLYW5OV01VVldjVjlyWDBORlptYxAB","reviews\u002F2026-07-01-khrystyna-k","Mi sono trovata molto bene, soprattuto trattamento efficace già dopo la prima seduta.","btqlammU4EfxjzxffCY_uZg_m00zTt__GdcOLmNG9HM",{"id":27,"author":28,"date":7,"extension":8,"featured":9,"hidden":9,"lang":10,"meta":29,"rating":12,"source":13,"sourceId":30,"stem":31,"text":32,"__hash__":33},"reviews\u002Freviews\u002F2026-07-01-marco-c.yml","Marco C.",{},"Ci9DQUlRQUNvZENodHljRjlvT2tSak5rdFhRWGxUVVhWU2FYZEpSSFZvY2t0UlozYxAB","reviews\u002F2026-07-01-marco-c","Mi sono rivolto a Luca per un problema alla spalla dopo poche sedute mi ha rimesso a nuovo spalla schiena e tutto il corpo quindi super consigliato, persona molto seria affidabile professionale e prezzo onesto per il trattamento.","V-o6BlfY5f9dgsByIM2C5LEZWgfg7YyO_Nz7SPWSD9k",{"id":35,"author":36,"date":7,"extension":8,"featured":9,"hidden":9,"lang":10,"meta":37,"rating":12,"source":13,"sourceId":38,"stem":39,"text":40,"__hash__":41},"reviews\u002Freviews\u002F2026-07-01-nicol-f.yml","Nicol F.",{},"Ci9DQUlRQUNvZENodHljRjlvT2tRelZtMUJTR2RTTjFnelEyVkNXVk5pZEVkSFIyYxAB","reviews\u002F2026-07-01-nicol-f","Luca è professionale, empatico e capisce subito le problematiche e come trattarle. Consigliato.","wRUVn_aAWaVdjPgljpMgbBoTF34DF-PnsTSPGlNvwGo",{"id":43,"author":44,"date":7,"extension":8,"featured":9,"hidden":9,"lang":10,"meta":45,"rating":12,"source":13,"sourceId":46,"stem":47,"text":48,"__hash__":49},"reviews\u002Freviews\u002F2026-07-01-nicole-m.yml","Nicole M.",{},"Ci9DQUlRQUNvZENodHljRjlvT21kVFZWQjBkVnBrU0dSUGJsWlFNRXQyYm5GUFExRRAB","reviews\u002F2026-07-01-nicole-m","Ci siamo rivolti al dott. Liguori perché il nostro piccolino presentava da qualche giorno problemi di coliche. Ad oggi la situazione sembra migliorata grazie agli accorgimenti suggeritici.\nSiamo stati accolti con competenza e professionalità.","50Ce9_-3qD0VOXNkqO2l3EBnyEy3NFhqdZ-v-eAwlz0",{"id":51,"author":52,"date":7,"extension":8,"featured":9,"hidden":9,"lang":10,"meta":53,"rating":12,"source":13,"sourceId":54,"stem":55,"text":56,"__hash__":57},"reviews\u002Freviews\u002F2026-07-01-paola-t.yml","Paola T.",{},"Ci9DQUlRQUNvZENodHljRjlvT2s5cmNUWlJSSGgwYlhONFZrMXFlamhvZVhkVldIYxAB","reviews\u002F2026-07-01-paola-t","Mi sono trovata molto bene. Osteopata professionale, gentile e attento alle esigenze del paziente. Dopo il trattamento ho sentito un netto miglioramento. Consigliato","L1VhrNNfhD0dFjW1ZRl157ShjrDD6QCh4qK_kXaHDpg",{"id":59,"author":60,"date":7,"extension":8,"featured":9,"hidden":9,"lang":10,"meta":61,"rating":12,"source":13,"sourceId":62,"stem":63,"text":64,"__hash__":65},"reviews\u002Freviews\u002F2026-07-01-vita-m.yml","Vita M.",{},"Ci9DQUlRQUNvZENodHljRjlvT2psbVZVRmhRWEJRVDBNMGRtcFNaVlp6UTFaV2IxRRAB","reviews\u002F2026-07-01-vita-m","La mia esperienza è stata positiva, professionale e concreto nel tocco. Ringrazio per l'aiuto nel risolvere i miei problemi alla schiena e articolari.","ZLEET-6DFR7k5IbN-85sA-ec2i7qJ-PLdHe-yLQQdAE",{"id":67,"author":68,"date":69,"extension":8,"featured":9,"hidden":9,"lang":10,"meta":70,"rating":12,"source":13,"sourceId":71,"stem":72,"text":73,"__hash__":74},"reviews\u002Freviews\u002F2026-08-01-arlind-d.yml","Arlind D.","2026-08-01",{},"Ci9DQUlRQUNvZENodHljRjlvT21WV2JsQTNRMHhZVlhsaFpHRnhaa1ZVVlV4YWExRRAB","reviews\u002F2026-08-01-arlind-d","Mi sono trovato molto bene","kxRz4v6yzzF3Za7fUTp-DHDIbbFcTCTxwaI4iylcyOw",{"id":76,"author":77,"date":69,"extension":8,"featured":9,"hidden":9,"lang":10,"meta":78,"rating":12,"source":13,"sourceId":79,"stem":80,"text":81,"__hash__":82},"reviews\u002Freviews\u002F2026-08-01-elena-c.yml","Elena C.",{},"Ci9DQUlRQUNvZENodHljRjlvT21aUlNWOWxUbG8yV2pWdk9YQjBibWhFWW1weGFYYxAB","reviews\u002F2026-08-01-elena-c","Ho scelto Luca Liguori per il trattamento osteopatico in gravidanza e nel post-parto. Risultati positivi per la schiena e per le cervicalgie.\nConsigliato.","sZIgaKMXHtVUaKFtP0f_FXzEgUV06ld4slTKoHEk1Qo",{"id":84,"author":85,"date":69,"extension":8,"featured":9,"hidden":9,"lang":10,"meta":86,"rating":12,"source":13,"sourceId":87,"stem":88,"text":89,"__hash__":90},"reviews\u002Freviews\u002F2026-08-01-giulia-s.yml","Giulia S.",{},"Ci9DQUlRQUNvZENodHljRjlvT213d1ltRlFWMG81WkV0VGRESTJUWHBUVEVwR2NsRRAB","reviews\u002F2026-08-01-giulia-s","Un professionista eccellente, empatico e molto preparato. Ha risolto il mio problema alla schiena con trattamenti mirati ed efficaci. Lo studio è pulito e accogliente. Consiglio vivamente questo osteopata per la sua grande competenza e disponibilità.","aKAphaFF8nDbdzE7Rk1SY8j6sOfserhAPWP3TIeJ6io",{"id":92,"author":93,"date":69,"extension":8,"featured":9,"hidden":9,"lang":10,"meta":94,"rating":12,"source":13,"sourceId":95,"stem":96,"text":97,"__hash__":98},"reviews\u002Freviews\u002F2026-08-01-lucia-p.yml","Lucia P.",{},"Ci9DQUlRQUNvZENodHljRjlvT2pFM2VqRlZlSEo2Y1hCVFdEQk9kRWxpTVdvME9YYxAB","reviews\u002F2026-08-01-lucia-p","Luca è bravissimo e professionale, mi ha risolto una fascite plantare con solo una seduta👍🏽 lo raccomando di cuore☺️ …","d_k4MoCYmmpXQSZRTny0F6EZXvYLtTxw3_s11FSKYJw",{"id":100,"author":101,"date":69,"extension":8,"featured":9,"hidden":9,"lang":10,"meta":102,"rating":12,"source":13,"sourceId":103,"stem":104,"text":105,"__hash__":106},"reviews\u002Freviews\u002F2026-08-01-rusu-m.yml","Rusu M.",{},"Ci9DQUlRQUNvZENodHljRjlvT201Qk5uVkNaVlJKWkdsQk4xUXhibEJvYkZaSlRuYxAB","reviews\u002F2026-08-01-rusu-m","Ho conosciuto Luca Liguori per problemi alla schiena. Professionista attento e competente. Consiglio","rQQw5YE9LbUQ8kgJUE3W4-FxLNTrHUR12h69cQZB9Q8",{"id":108,"author":109,"date":110,"extension":8,"featured":9,"hidden":9,"lang":10,"meta":111,"rating":12,"source":13,"sourceId":112,"stem":113,"text":114,"__hash__":115},"reviews\u002Freviews\u002F2026-10-22-amleto-d.yml","Amleto D.","2026-10-22",{},"Ci9DQUlRQUNvZENodHljRjlvT2prMFlsUnVOMFYxVm00MFkxOXRaM0JwZVU1TVptYxAB","reviews\u002F2026-10-22-amleto-d","Professionista serio e scrupoloso, sono andato per un problema al muscolo piriforme, dopo un check accurato e un massaggio per decontrarlo ha agito su tutto lo scheletro per sbloccare la causa della contrattura che veniva dal blocco dell'anca.  Beneficio immediato e sollievo.....Bravo👏 …","iA80f9yD4oLSSAPvcmr2s-ZcjEgAhJqpF2yiVGaALUA",{"id":117,"author":118,"date":110,"extension":8,"featured":9,"hidden":9,"lang":10,"meta":119,"rating":12,"source":13,"sourceId":120,"stem":121,"text":122,"__hash__":123},"reviews\u002Freviews\u002F2026-10-22-carolina-c.yml","Carolina C.",{},"Ci9DQUlRQUNvZENodHljRjlvT2tOcFl6QllZVW94VURNeE0zUlhUR1l6ZVZWQlZrRRAB","reviews\u002F2026-10-22-carolina-c","Mi son trovata benissimo e a mio agio. Mi ha spiegata bene la situazione e si è preso il tempo necessario per capire come agire al meglio. Tornerò!","0NKPIHfoDq0jA6ODhrgAYYslmgK6KqWJqkaiBKi6ins",{"id":125,"author":126,"date":110,"extension":8,"featured":9,"hidden":9,"lang":10,"meta":127,"rating":12,"source":13,"sourceId":128,"stem":129,"text":130,"__hash__":131},"reviews\u002Freviews\u002F2026-10-22-christianne-b.yml","Christianne B.",{"Grazie ancora' lang":10},"Ci9DQUlRQUNvZENodHljRjlvT2tWdldUQmxYMDE1VVZwUGRqUmZSV3hGVm5aUk1sRRAB","reviews\u002F2026-10-22-christianne-b","Prima visita con lui ma in generale con un osteopata. Per me esperienza super positiva! Persona molto professionale e attenta alle tue esigenze\u002Fproblematiche. Sicuro sarà un inizio di una buona collaborazione duratura","njWMAk6YrYUxzoGOKNz-oKDhaFwkiZcGX0HK5NO0mp8",{"id":133,"author":134,"date":110,"extension":8,"featured":9,"hidden":9,"lang":10,"meta":135,"rating":12,"source":13,"sourceId":136,"stem":137,"text":138,"__hash__":139},"reviews\u002Freviews\u002F2026-10-22-fabio-c.yml","Fabio C.",{},"Ci9DQUlRQUNvZENodHljRjlvT2pCaVExOXNNMGx4VVRNelpFZ3phbk5NUkcxcE9XYxAB","reviews\u002F2026-10-22-fabio-c","Ho preso appuntamento presso Luca vista la vicinanza a casa per dei problemi alla schiena che si protraevano da tempo. Dopo aver spiegato cos’avevo, mi ha fatto un trattamento mirato e da subito mi sono sentito meglio. A distanza di un mese mi ha rivisto ma i dolori in tutto questo tempo non si sono più presentati. Lo consiglio!","GkEyD49Aaxw_TsJWtcqQDwLf27k7FOzOfH6BTZGPc5M",{"id":141,"author":142,"date":110,"extension":8,"featured":9,"hidden":9,"lang":10,"meta":143,"rating":12,"source":13,"sourceId":144,"stem":145,"text":146,"__hash__":147},"reviews\u002Freviews\u002F2026-10-22-giovanni-d.yml","Giovanni D.",{},"Ci9DQUlRQUNvZENodHljRjlvT2pSUExVMUdNVWxGTUdndFVUTmxRbXBXTmxKMFpHYxAB","reviews\u002F2026-10-22-giovanni-d","Sono molto soddisfatto della visita. Il dott. Liguori con professionalità e delicatezza ha alleviato il mio dolore alla schiena, spiegandomi in modo semplice la sua origine. Lo consiglio.","ByIzX8w4sfcysVtDDXbPuxpm0_nINpw80CoR-9iAniE",{"id":149,"author":150,"date":110,"extension":8,"featured":9,"hidden":9,"lang":10,"meta":151,"rating":12,"source":13,"sourceId":154,"stem":155,"text":156,"__hash__":157},"reviews\u002Freviews\u002F2026-10-22-giulia-b.yml","Giulia B.",{"Il trattamento è stato efficace fin da subito, ho avvertito un netto miglioramento e un grande sollievo dai dolori che avevo all'' ATM":152},{" Esperienza top, lo consiglio a chiunque cerchi un professionista preparato e attento al paziente":153},{"' lang":10},"Ci9DQUlRQUNvZENodHljRjlvT25aUVNsRjNlbUpuVG5oMlRrRXdiRTF0VTNadGFIYxAB","reviews\u002F2026-10-22-giulia-b","Luca é molto gentile e professionale. Ha dedicato il giusto tempo ad ascoltarmi, facendomi domande mirate per inquadrare al meglio la situazione complessiva","kWSrTWW1QUZr3WXoKzqZv0TmIsrjg53QNw2PHZbhQxY",{"id":159,"author":160,"date":110,"extension":8,"featured":9,"hidden":9,"lang":10,"meta":161,"rating":12,"source":13,"sourceId":162,"stem":163,"text":164,"__hash__":165},"reviews\u002Freviews\u002F2026-10-22-michela-g.yml","Michela G.",{},"Ci9DQUlRQUNvZENodHljRjlvT2pVM2EwOUJNVkpRU21WRlJUSmZXVUprUlc0MFYwRRAB","reviews\u002F2026-10-22-michela-g","Professionista serio, competente e molto attento al paziente. Prima del trattamento approfondisce il quadro clinico ed esegue specifici test di valutazione, per poi impostare il lavoro in modo mirato. Durante la seduta spiega con chiarezza e utilizza tecniche delicate e precise. Ho apprezzato particolarmente la professionalità e l’attenzione dimostrate.","Lh5PrbzMnLQPkoyQodR0O2P9EXOgUUSeWcmCxrVF4zI",{"id":167,"author":168,"date":110,"extension":8,"featured":9,"hidden":9,"lang":10,"meta":169,"rating":12,"source":13,"sourceId":170,"stem":171,"text":172,"__hash__":173},"reviews\u002Freviews\u002F2026-10-22-paola-r.yml","Paola R.",{},"Ci9DQUlRQUNvZENodHljRjlvT25SZlQyOXphMHByYUZGcGRHSmxUelIwWW1OeFZuYxAB","reviews\u002F2026-10-22-paola-r","Il dott. Liguori mi ha messo a mio agio con pazienza e attenzione. Ha eseguito le manovre con professionalità. Lo consiglio.","J1-9OvghNE0eaSFvHd6TlmHaJAIEAOydysmmmDsffRw",{"id":175,"author":176,"date":110,"extension":8,"featured":9,"hidden":9,"lang":10,"meta":177,"rating":12,"source":13,"sourceId":179,"stem":180,"text":181,"__hash__":182},"reviews\u002Freviews\u002F2026-10-22-raffaele-b.yml","Raffaele B.",{"Ambiente tranquillo,empatia e professionalita''":178},{"' lang":10},"Ci9DQUlRQUNvZENodHljRjlvT2tOaVVrTmtaRlo1Y1hod2NXTndXRTVoYzNZME0zYxAB","reviews\u002F2026-10-22-raffaele-b","Prima esperienza positiva","5e3_ygQ9-orlJpQbLsAm8lDa2Ds8gTyUoPYuVWvixpg",[184,309,456,565,650,741],{"id":185,"title":186,"body":187,"date":110,"description":300,"draft":9,"extension":301,"image":302,"meta":303,"navigation":304,"path":305,"seo":306,"stem":307,"__hash__":308},"blog\u002Fblog\u002Fen\u002Fback-pain-when-to-get-checked.md","Back pain, when it's worth getting checked",{"type":188,"value":189,"toc":286},"minimark",[190,194,197,202,205,208,214,218,221,226,229,233,236,240,243,247,250,257,260,264,267,270,274,283],[191,192,193],"p",{},"Almost every case of back pain I see at the clinic in Pasiano di Pordenone has one thing in common: it goes away. It shifts through the day, eases off once you start moving, and within a few weeks becomes a memory. If that sounds like you, this article is mostly here to reassure you.",[191,195,196],{},"There is, however, a small group of situations where waiting isn't the right move, and where the first person to speak to isn't me but your doctor. There are four of them, and they're worth knowing precisely so you can relax about all the other times.",[198,199,201],"h2",{"id":200},"how-common-back-pain-usually-behaves","How common back pain usually behaves",[191,203,204],{},"The most frequent kind of back pain is mechanical: it changes with what you do. It bothers you after half an hour sitting and lets go when you stand up, or the other way round. Your back is stiff in the morning and loosens up after ten minutes on your feet.",[191,206,207],{},"Pain like this usually improves with movement rather than with bed rest, and settles within two or three weeks, even if it goes up and down from one day to the next rather than fading in a straight line.",[191,209,210],{},[211,212,213],"strong",{},"Pain that changes with movement and with your position is by far the most common picture.",[198,215,217],{"id":216},"four-situations-where-its-better-to-speak-to-your-doctor-first","Four situations where it's better to speak to your doctor first",[191,219,220],{},"The four situations below don't tell you what you have. They only tell you that, as a first step, the right assessment is a doctor's, not mine. They're not a list of things to be frightened of, but of cases that need a different set of eyes from mine.",[222,223,225],"h3",{"id":224},"_1-the-pain-started-after-a-significant-trauma","1. The pain started after a significant trauma",[191,227,228],{},"A fall from a height or on the ice, a car or motorbike accident, a hard blow to the back. After an impact like that, a doctor should look at the pain before any treatment, even if you can walk and feel you only had a scare.",[222,230,232],{"id":231},"_2-the-pain-never-changes-with-your-position","2. The pain never changes with your position",[191,234,235],{},"You've tried standing, sitting, lying on your side, a pillow under your knees: it stays exactly the same. Or it's worse at night when you're still than during the day when you move. Pain that doesn't respond to what you do is the case to take to your doctor.",[222,237,239],{"id":238},"_3-the-pain-comes-with-fever-feeling-generally-unwell-or-weight-loss-you-cant-explain","3. The pain comes with fever, feeling generally unwell, or weight loss you can't explain",[191,241,242],{},"When back pain is joined by a fever that comes and goes, a tiredness that feels different from usual, or kilos lost without trying, it's no longer a question that concerns only your back. Talk to your doctor.",[222,244,246],{"id":245},"_4-you-lose-strength-or-sensation-in-one-leg","4. You lose strength or sensation in one leg",[191,248,249],{},"A foot that gives way or catches, a leg that won't hold you on the stairs, tingling or numbness running below the knee. Here what matters is speed: call your doctor straight away, not next week.",[191,251,252,253,256],{},"One case stands apart from all the others: if you develop difficulty controlling your bladder or bowel, or a numb area between your legs, ",[211,254,255],{},"don't call the clinic and don't wait for an appointment: go to the emergency department",".",[191,258,259],{},"None of these four signs tells you what you have. They only tell you who should look at you first.",[198,261,263],{"id":262},"what-i-look-at-in-an-assessment","What I look at in an assessment",[191,265,266],{},"What I assess is mobility: how the vertebrae move on one another, the pelvis, the hips, the ribs and the diaphragm, the dome-shaped muscle that separates chest from abdomen and works with every breath. I watch how you walk, how you bend, where movement stops and where it compensates by working twice as hard.",[191,268,269],{},"The first visit starts with questions, not with hands: how long it's been going on, what makes it worse, what makes it better, how you slept. They also help work out whether yours is a case for me. When it isn't, I say so and point you to a doctor — to me that's as much part of the job as the treatment itself, not a fallback.",[198,271,273],{"id":272},"when-to-see-an-osteopath","When to see an osteopath",[191,275,276,277,282],{},"If none of the four situations applies to you, and in the vast majority of cases none does, it makes sense to see me when the pain goes beyond two or three weeks without improving, when it keeps coming back in cycles despite rest, or when you notice you've changed the way you move to avoid it. In the meantime, the habits I describe in the ",[278,279,281],"a",{"href":280},"\u002Fen\u002Fblog\u002Fthree-tips-healthy-back","three tips for a healthy back"," are still the foundation.",[191,284,285],{},"What you read here is not a substitute for an assessment: it's here to help you work out who to turn to first. When in doubt, ask — your doctor or me, at the clinic in Pasiano di Pordenone.",{"title":287,"searchDepth":288,"depth":288,"links":289},"",2,[290,291,298,299],{"id":200,"depth":288,"text":201},{"id":216,"depth":288,"text":217,"children":292},[293,295,296,297],{"id":224,"depth":294,"text":225},3,{"id":231,"depth":294,"text":232},{"id":238,"depth":294,"text":239},{"id":245,"depth":294,"text":246},{"id":262,"depth":288,"text":263},{"id":272,"depth":288,"text":273},"Most back pain settles on its own within a few weeks, but there are four situations where it's better to speak to your doctor first","md",null,{},true,"\u002Fblog\u002Fen\u002Fback-pain-when-to-get-checked",{"title":186,"description":300},"blog\u002Fen\u002Fback-pain-when-to-get-checked","-8WKt1_guLBML0VOMLed-qCEh0E_0L7uROvGLZdQSHI",{"id":310,"title":311,"body":312,"date":110,"description":450,"draft":9,"extension":301,"image":302,"meta":451,"navigation":304,"path":452,"seo":453,"stem":454,"__hash__":455},"blog\u002Fblog\u002Fen\u002Fjaw-clicking.md","A clicking jaw, what is going on and what you can do",{"type":188,"value":313,"toc":443},[314,317,320,324,327,330,334,337,362,367,371,377,383,389,395,399,432,435,437,440],[191,315,316],{},"Does your jaw click when you open your mouth? Do you wake up with a tight jaw, or struggle to open it all the way? It's one of the things I hear most often at the clinic, almost always in passing, as if it were a minor detail.",[191,318,319],{},"It isn't. The joint that moves your jaw works all day long, and often at night too: when it stiffens up, your neck, temples and ears notice as well. Let's look at how it's built, which signs are worth noticing, and what you can try as early as tonight.",[198,321,323],{"id":322},"where-the-tmj-is-and-how-much-it-works-in-a-day","Where the TMJ is and how much it works in a day",[191,325,326],{},"The temporomandibular joint — TMJ for short — is where the lower jaw connects to the skull. You can find it in two seconds: rest two fingers just in front of your ear and slowly open and close your mouth. What moves under your fingers is the joint.",[191,328,329],{},"It's one of the busiest joints in the body. It comes into play every time you speak, chew, swallow or yawn: between saliva, meals and drinks, you swallow around 600 times a day. A structure under that much demand, surrounded by small and very powerful muscles, easily picks up tension coming from elsewhere — the neck and shoulders above all.",[198,331,333],{"id":332},"the-signs-that-point-to-it","The signs that point to it",[191,335,336],{},"The ones I hear described most often:",[338,339,340,344,347,350,353,356,359],"ul",{},[341,342,343],"li",{},"a click or a pop on opening, sometimes on one side only",[341,345,346],{},"the feeling that your mouth opens less than it used to, or catches halfway",[341,348,349],{},"a tight jaw on waking, as if your teeth had stayed clenched all night",[341,351,352],{},"discomfort in front of the ear, sometimes spreading up to the temple",[341,354,355],{},"headaches at the temples, typically at the end of the day",[341,357,358],{},"a sense of blocked or full ears",[341,360,361],{},"a stiff neck, especially high up",[191,363,364],{},[211,365,366],{},"A single painless click means little: it's the combination of signs, and how consistent they are over time, that deserves attention.",[198,368,370],{"id":369},"what-contributes-to-the-tension","What contributes to the tension",[191,372,373,376],{},[211,374,375],{},"Stress"," is the first suspect. The jaw is one of the places the body puts tension when it has no other way to release it: if during busy weeks you catch yourself clenching while reading emails, you've already noticed it yourself.",[191,378,379,382],{},[211,380,381],{},"Clenching your teeth",", at night or during the day, keeps the chewing muscles contracted for hours. At rest your teeth shouldn't touch: they should stay slightly apart.",[191,384,385,388],{},[211,386,387],{},"Always chewing on the same side"," — out of habit, or to avoid a tooth that bothers you — creates an asymmetric load that makes itself felt over time. The same goes for chewing gum kept in your mouth for half an hour.",[191,390,391,394],{},[211,392,393],{},"A very tense neck and shoulders"," complete the picture. The jaw and the upper neck are neighbours and share muscles and reflexes: a day at the computer, or the phone held between shoulder and ear, reaches all the way up there.",[198,396,398],{"id":397},"what-you-can-do-straight-away","What you can do straight away",[400,401,402,408,414,420,426],"ol",{},[341,403,404,407],{},[211,405,406],{},"Check where your teeth are."," Three times a day, pause for five seconds: lips closed, teeth slightly apart, tongue resting on the palate. It reminds your brain where rest is.",[341,409,410,413],{},[211,411,412],{},"Warm it up and massage it."," A warm cloth on your cheek for 10 minutes, then two fingers on the muscle you feel bulge when you clench: small slow circles, 1-2 minutes per side, without pressing hard.",[341,415,416,419],{},[211,417,418],{},"Open in a controlled way."," Tongue on the palate, open and close your mouth 10 times very slowly, in front of a mirror to keep it straight. Twice a day, always within the range that doesn't hurt.",[341,421,422,425],{},[211,423,424],{},"Switch sides and reduce the load."," Alternate the side you chew on, cut smaller mouthfuls during tense periods, and keep chewing gum under 10 minutes.",[341,427,428,431],{},[211,429,430],{},"Work on your neck and your breathing."," Five minutes of slow nasal breathing and a few wide neck and shoulder movements, once a day, take tension off the jaw too.",[191,433,434],{},"Give these habits two or three weeks before judging them: they're small changes and need repeating.",[198,436,273],{"id":272},[191,438,439],{},"These tips are self-care tools and not a substitute for a professional assessment. It's worth booking an appointment when the discomfort has lasted more than two or three weeks, when your mouth stays limited in opening or locks, when you regularly wake up with a sore jaw or temples, or when the signs appeared after dental work, braces or an injury.",[191,441,442],{},"Osteopathy deals with mobility: at the clinic in Pasiano di Pordenone we assess your jaw, neck, breathing and daily habits together, to understand where the tension comes from and build a tailored plan. When needed, the work goes ahead alongside your dentist.",{"title":287,"searchDepth":288,"depth":288,"links":444},[445,446,447,448,449],{"id":322,"depth":288,"text":323},{"id":332,"depth":288,"text":333},{"id":369,"depth":288,"text":370},{"id":397,"depth":288,"text":398},{"id":272,"depth":288,"text":273},"Where the temporomandibular joint sits, which signs are worth noticing and what to try every day to ease the tension in your jaw",{},"\u002Fblog\u002Fen\u002Fjaw-clicking",{"title":311,"description":450},"blog\u002Fen\u002Fjaw-clicking","IVZ9_DzbzRaHrpkQgiwu2YRSbEV0-MZBEyPrJzgPfSs",{"id":457,"title":458,"body":459,"date":110,"description":559,"draft":9,"extension":301,"image":302,"meta":560,"navigation":304,"path":561,"seo":562,"stem":563,"__hash__":564},"blog\u002Fblog\u002Fen\u002Fposture-tests-at-home.md","Two posture tests you can do at home",{"type":188,"value":460,"toc":551},[461,464,467,471,474,477,481,484,501,504,508,511,514,520,524,527,530,534,537,543,545,548],[191,462,463],{},"\"My posture is terrible, isn't it?\" is one of the sentences I hear most often at the clinic in Pasiano di Pordenone, sometimes before I have said a word. The curiosity makes sense: posture is one of the few things about our body we can check in the mirror every morning.",[191,465,466],{},"So here are two simple tests you can do right now, in two minutes, with no equipment. Then I'll explain how to read the result, because what you see is not a diagnosis, and a few degrees of asymmetry matter far less than you think.",[198,468,470],{"id":469},"what-a-test-done-at-home-can-tell-you","What a test done at home can tell you",[191,472,473],{},"A test at home does one thing: it makes you notice how you hold yourself. It measures nothing, identifies no causes, and doesn't tell you whether you have or will have back pain. It's a snapshot, taken on one particular day, carrying that day's tiredness and stress.",[191,475,476],{},"It's still worth doing, because it shifts your attention. After a test like this, many patients realise for the first time that they always carry their bag on the same shoulder, or that they rotate their trunk to the right at the computer.",[198,478,480],{"id":479},"the-wall-test-step-by-step","The wall test, step by step",[191,482,483],{},"You need a clear wall, with no protruding skirting board.",[400,485,486,489,492,495,498],{},[341,487,488],{},"Rest your back against the wall, heels 5-10 cm from it and feet hip-width apart.",[341,490,491],{},"Relax your shoulders and look straight ahead, chin parallel to the floor. Don't straighten up to look good: stay the way you usually are.",[341,493,494],{},"Check which points touch the wall: glutes, shoulder blades and the back of your head should brush against it without you pushing.",[341,496,497],{},"Slide one hand behind your lower back and one behind your neck. In both cases your flat hand should fit, not your fist.",[341,499,500],{},"Stay like that for 20-30 seconds and notice where you feel tension.",[191,502,503],{},"If the back of your head doesn't reach the wall unless you lift your chin, that's a sign I often see in people who spend hours in front of a screen. If a whole fist fits behind your lower back, the lumbar curve — the natural hollow low in your back — is working harder than it needs to.",[198,505,507],{"id":506},"the-waist-triangles-what-to-look-for","The waist triangles, what to look for",[191,509,510],{},"The waist triangles are the two empty spaces between your arms and your hips when you stand with your arms along your body: one on each side.",[191,512,513],{},"Stand in front of a mirror, arms relaxed, feet hip-width apart. Compare the two spaces: are they the same size? Is one hand closer to your hip than the other? Look at the height of your shoulders too, and the level of the iliac crests, the two bony edges you feel when you rest your hands on your hips.",[191,515,516,517],{},"I find a small difference in practically everyone: we are asymmetrical by build. ",[211,518,519],{},"An asymmetry only starts to interest me when I find it together with a symptom that keeps coming back in the same spot.",[198,521,523],{"id":522},"how-to-read-the-result-without-worrying","How to read the result without worrying",[191,525,526],{},"Do both tests again at another time of day, say first thing in the morning and after eight hours of work: very often they change. That tells you the most important thing: posture isn't a fixed structure but a behaviour, and a behaviour can be changed.",[191,528,529],{},"At the clinic I have seen perfectly aligned backs that hurt, and bodies full of asymmetries with no pain in twenty years. The test is not a verdict: it's a reminder.",[198,531,533],{"id":532},"why-movement-matters-more-than-posture","Why movement matters more than posture",[191,535,536],{},"The next question is always the same: \"And if my posture is fine but it still hurts?\" It happens, and it happens often. The factor I see weighing most is not shape, it's the amount of movement: hours spent sitting, few walks, the same three or four gestures repeated all day.",[191,538,539,540,256],{},"So before chasing the perfect posture, count the minutes you move. Twenty or thirty minutes of walking a day, and a few moments when your body does something different from usual, beat any correction in front of the mirror. I've also written ",[278,541,542],{"href":280},"the 3 essential tips for a healthy back",[198,544,273],{"id":272},[191,546,547],{},"These two tests help you look at yourself, they don't diagnose: no result, on its own, explains pain. The advice in this article is not a substitute for a professional assessment.",[191,549,550],{},"It's worth booking an appointment when pain has lasted more than two weeks, keeps coming back in the same spot despite rest, radiates down a leg or an arm, or comes with tingling and loss of strength. During the first visit we look at posture, mobility and daily habits together, to understand where the problem comes from and build a tailored plan.",{"title":287,"searchDepth":288,"depth":288,"links":552},[553,554,555,556,557,558],{"id":469,"depth":288,"text":470},{"id":479,"depth":288,"text":480},{"id":506,"depth":288,"text":507},{"id":522,"depth":288,"text":523},{"id":532,"depth":288,"text":533},{"id":272,"depth":288,"text":273},"The wall test and the waist triangles, two simple checks you can do at home, and why movement matters more than a perfect posture",{},"\u002Fblog\u002Fen\u002Fposture-tests-at-home",{"title":458,"description":559},"blog\u002Fen\u002Fposture-tests-at-home","psPc7vX7nxlnIhXNr9DGRKT6aYFzO3j6VEnXomJAV3I",{"id":566,"title":567,"body":568,"date":110,"description":644,"draft":9,"extension":301,"image":302,"meta":645,"navigation":304,"path":646,"seo":647,"stem":648,"__hash__":649},"blog\u002Fblog\u002Fen\u002Fschool-backpack-and-desk.md","School backpack and homework desk, the check to do at home",{"type":188,"value":569,"toc":638},[570,573,576,580,583,586,589,594,598,601,604,607,612,616,619,622,625,630,632,635],[191,571,572],{},"Schools reopened a month ago, and this is the time of year when parents turn up at the clinic with the same sentence: \"he sits all crooked\", \"that backpack weighs a ton\", \"she says her neck hurts when she does her homework\". In most cases there is nothing worrying: habits settled in during the first few weeks and, while they are still fresh, they take a few minutes to correct.",[191,574,575],{},"What I tell my patients is: don't turn it into a posture lesson. What you need is a practical check, done with your child one evening after dinner: a scale, the backpack emptied out on the table, and the homework chair. Ten minutes. Then do it again a week later, because these things drift back on their own.",[198,577,579],{"id":578},"_1-the-backpack-weigh-it-first-then-empty-it","1. The backpack: weigh it first, then empty it",[191,581,582],{},"Step on the scale holding the backpack, then without it: the difference is what your child carries every morning. The most widely used rule of thumb is to stay under 10-15% of body weight: 3-4.5 kg for a 30 kg child, 5-7.5 kg for a 50 kg teenager.",[191,584,585],{},"If you are over, the answer is not training: it's the contents. Tip it out on the table and go through it together. What usually turns up: the textbook for a subject that wasn't on the timetable, the litre-and-a-half water bottle filled at home when there is a drinking fountain at school, the spare notebook \"just in case\". Packing the bag the evening before with the timetable in front of you makes more difference than any exercise.",[191,587,588],{},"Then adjust it on their back. Both straps, tight enough that the backpack stays against the spine: the bottom should not drop below the iliac crest, the bony edge you can feel at the sides of the pelvis. A chest or waist strap, if there is one, shifts part of the load from the shoulders to the pelvis. The heaviest books go at the bottom and close to the back, not in the outside pocket.",[191,590,591],{},[211,592,593],{},"A backpack is adjusted on the body, not hung off one shoulder.",[198,595,597],{"id":596},"_2-the-homework-station-feet-elbows-eyes","2. The homework station: feet, elbows, eyes",[191,599,600],{},"Start with the feet. Sitting down, your child should have them flat on the floor, knees at about 90 degrees. If the feet dangle, you don't need a new chair: a small stool or a box of books will do. The pelvis goes to the back of the seat, not the edge.",[191,602,603],{},"Then the elbows. With the forearms resting on the table, the elbow angle should be around 90 degrees and the shoulders low and relaxed. If the shoulders creep up towards the ears, the table is too high: raise the child with a firm cushion on the seat and sort out the footrest.",[191,605,606],{},"Finally the eyes. With a tablet or laptop, the top edge of the screen goes at eye level, about an outstretched arm away, 50-70 cm. A laptop flat on the table forces them to look down for an hour: put it on a riser, with a separate keyboard if you have one. Notebook and book tilted slightly towards them, and the light coming from the side.",[191,608,609],{},[211,610,611],{},"The table is adjusted to the child, not the child to the table.",[198,613,615],{"id":614},"_3-breaks-matter-more-than-perfect-posture","3. Breaks matter more than perfect posture",[191,617,618],{},"This is the most underestimated part, and the one that weighs most. No position is wrong for five minutes and none is right for two hours: the spine needs changing loads to keep muscles and ligaments elastic.",[191,620,621],{},"The rule that works with children is simple: 25-30 minutes of homework, then 5 minutes standing up and away from the chair. Not on the phone while still seated: go and get a drink, carry something to another room, reach the arms overhead. At primary school, drop to 15-20 minutes of work at a time.",[191,623,624],{},"Look at how much they move over the whole day, too. An hour outdoors, a bike ride, sport twice a week do more for their back than any ergonomic chair.",[191,626,627],{},[211,628,629],{},"The best position is always the next one.",[198,631,273],{"id":272},[191,633,634],{},"These checks are prevention, not a substitute for a professional assessment. It's worth booking an appointment when neck or back pain lasts more than two weeks, when it keeps coming back in the same spot or on the same side, when it wakes them at night or comes with tingling, or when your child avoids a movement or a sport they used to enjoy.",[191,636,637],{},"At the first visit, at the clinic in Pasiano di Pordenone, we assess mobility, foot loading and daily habits together, and talk through what to change at home. Osteopathy works on joint mobility and tissue tension: at school age it is mostly about supporting growth.",{"title":287,"searchDepth":288,"depth":288,"links":639},[640,641,642,643],{"id":578,"depth":288,"text":579},{"id":596,"depth":288,"text":597},{"id":614,"depth":288,"text":615},{"id":272,"depth":288,"text":273},"A month into the school year, ten minutes with your child to check the backpack, the homework station and the breaks",{},"\u002Fblog\u002Fen\u002Fschool-backpack-and-desk",{"title":567,"description":644},"blog\u002Fen\u002Fschool-backpack-and-desk","ta3zcXPmP58jr6G1SHu2gffgEhdVFYKSN9wpwq_1iY0",{"id":651,"title":652,"body":653,"date":734,"description":735,"draft":9,"extension":301,"image":302,"meta":736,"navigation":304,"path":737,"seo":738,"stem":739,"__hash__":740},"blog\u002Fblog\u002Fen\u002Fthree-tips-healthy-back.md","The 3 essential tips for a healthy back",{"type":188,"value":654,"toc":728},[655,658,661,665,668,671,677,681,684,687,707,710,714,717,720,722,725],[191,656,657],{},"Back pain is one of the most common reasons people come to the clinic. In most cases it doesn't come from a single wrong movement, but from daily habits repeated over months or years. The good news is that a few simple adjustments go a long way in terms of prevention.",[191,659,660],{},"Here are the three tips I share most often with my patients.",[198,662,664],{"id":663},"_1-change-position-often-rather-than-chasing-the-perfect-posture","1. Change position often, rather than chasing the perfect posture",[191,666,667],{},"There is no ideal posture to hold for hours: there is movement. The spine needs varying loads to nourish the intervertebral discs and keep muscles and ligaments elastic.",[191,669,670],{},"If you work seated, stand up every 30-40 minutes, even just for a minute. Alternate sitting against the backrest with a few minutes standing. Set your screen at eye level and keep your feet flat on the floor.",[191,672,673,674,256],{},"The rule of thumb: ",[211,675,676],{},"the best position is always the next one",[198,678,680],{"id":679},"_2-strengthen-your-core-not-just-your-abs","2. Strengthen your core, not just your abs",[191,682,683],{},"Back stability depends on the deep muscles of the trunk: transversus abdominis, diaphragm, pelvic floor and paraspinal muscles. These are endurance muscles, better trained with holds than with fast repetitions.",[191,685,686],{},"Ten minutes, three times a week is enough:",[338,688,689,695,701],{},[341,690,691,694],{},[211,692,693],{},"Front plank",": 3 sets of 20-30 seconds, pelvis aligned and glutes engaged",[341,696,697,700],{},[211,698,699],{},"Bird dog",": 3 sets of 8 reps per side, slow and controlled",[341,702,703,706],{},[211,704,705],{},"Glute bridge",": 3 sets of 12 reps, pushing through the heels",[191,708,709],{},"If an exercise causes pain, stop: progression should be gradual and pain-free.",[198,711,713],{"id":712},"_3-breathe-with-your-diaphragm","3. Breathe with your diaphragm",[191,715,716],{},"The diaphragm is a breathing muscle, but also a key element of lumbar stability: it attaches directly to the upper lumbar vertebrae. Shallow breathing, typical of stressful periods, stiffens it and increases tension in the lower back and neck.",[191,718,719],{},"Try this exercise twice a day, for 5 minutes: lie on your back with knees bent, one hand on your chest and one on your belly. Inhale through the nose letting the belly rise — the hand on the chest should stay almost still — and exhale slowly through the mouth, taking about twice as long as the inhale.",[198,721,273],{"id":272},[191,723,724],{},"These tips are prevention tools, not a substitute for a professional assessment. It's worth booking an appointment when pain lasts more than two weeks, radiates down the leg or arm, comes with tingling or loss of strength, or keeps coming back despite rest.",[191,726,727],{},"During the first visit we assess posture, mobility and clinical history together, to identify the cause of the problem and build a tailored plan.",{"title":287,"searchDepth":288,"depth":288,"links":729},[730,731,732,733],{"id":663,"depth":288,"text":664},{"id":679,"depth":288,"text":680},{"id":712,"depth":288,"text":713},{"id":272,"depth":288,"text":273},"2026-09-08","Posture, movement and breathing, three daily habits to prevent back pain from an osteopathic perspective",{},"\u002Fblog\u002Fen\u002Fthree-tips-healthy-back",{"title":652,"description":735},"blog\u002Fen\u002Fthree-tips-healthy-back","-ETx2mC_KpIOJHugYaPLX5Zjd6KShi3y3_r4tuGgB3c",{"id":742,"title":743,"body":744,"date":757,"description":758,"draft":9,"extension":301,"image":302,"meta":759,"navigation":304,"path":760,"seo":761,"stem":762,"__hash__":763},"blog\u002Fblog\u002Fen\u002Fwelcome.md","Welcome to our blog",{"type":188,"value":745,"toc":755},[746,749,752],[191,747,748],{},"Welcome to the clinic blog. Here you'll find articles, insights and tips about the world of osteopathy.",[191,750,751],{},"Stay tuned for new content!",[191,753,754],{},"come state?",{"title":287,"searchDepth":288,"depth":288,"links":756},[],"2026-05-26","Discover articles and insights about the world of osteopathy",{},"\u002Fblog\u002Fen\u002Fwelcome",{"title":743,"description":758},"blog\u002Fen\u002Fwelcome","zFfkcK6q2V8KyOyvspK0zsYikqb5ZUgQT4WbHP4Mqgg",1793095127416]