The earth's gravitational field is the most potent physical force the human body has to deal with. Gravity's constant effect on any soft, pliable mass is to make it a formless, chaotic and spherical unit. Since the body has a great deal of plasticity and is much broader at the top that at the base, it is greatly affected by gravity when imbalances exist. Most bodies are in a state of imbalance. Our bones stay the same length and our muscles can still function, but the connective tissue is what changes the most.
Connective tissue is the support system of our body.
A healthy and balanced connective tissue system's characteristics are flexibility, elasticity, length and resilience. The tissue absorbs and responds to gravitational force, illness, injury, emotional trauma and plain everyday stress. Any of these factors will immediately, or over a period of time, cause an imbalance in the tissue system. When imbalance exists, the system's healthy characteristics are affected. The imbalance is identified as a shortening, thickening, dehydration of the tissue which impairs joint mobility and muscle function.