European Suit - Euro-Pēds
The European Suit was originally developed to help astronauts suffering the effects of being in a gravity-free environment for an extended period of time. Without the compression of gravity, the astronaut’s spinal cord elongated about 2 inches. Not having to use their muscles to fight against gravity in order to move around caused muscle atrophy and bone demineralization causing osteoporosis.
The suit enables you to bring a child’s body into a position as close to normal as possible in both static and dynamic positions (when they are not moving as well as when crawling, walking, etc.) For example, many kids have a lordosis or curving of the lower spine. This is correlated to overstretched and weak hamstrings, gluteals, and lower abdominal musculature, as well as tight hip flexors. By placing bungee cords to promote hip extension and lower abdominal contraction, the method can help to correct this.
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