Global SI - USA

12/28/2025

Science catching up to and substantiating the holistic paradigm of health!

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00586-022-07152-8?fbclid=IwZnRzaAO-hgFleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeMK50_ocIXyzpZA08iXbtNu6UjZbwKe2bJBxYF5oTtsHKkkrdQTtlz4kFgGY_aem_b9bM82Dm-FWpg2v3TTAdTQtiigm

Purpose Low back pain (LBP), a widely prevalent and costly disease around the world, is mainly caused by intervertebral disc (IVD) degeneration (IDD). Although numerous factors may trigger this degenerative process, microbiome dysbiosis has recently been implicated as one of the likely causes. Howev...

11/08/2024

Structural Integration (SI) courses begin in 2 weeks! Still a few seats left.

Contact Prasanna Venkatesan for registration at +91 80720 08129

10/16/2024

If you've thought about studying Structural Integration (SI), there's a great chance to do it this coming November in Chennai!

09/10/2024

This makes sense given what we are able to feel in the extremities while tuning into the primary respiratory mechanism.

https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adn3259?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR0zuqMoSpo1AkWBNR8I6jtznVpdQNW8cGKzx2t-HXvz54ydJ3vbc3-kPMc_aem_157zi3LIQhwf_rjPUdN2UQ

Cerebrospinal fluid unites the nervous system by extending beyond the central nervous system into peripheral nerves.

08/10/2024

Nice video of diaphragmatic movement!

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/SCFbj3Ta1EsMzVrM/?mibextid=qtnXGe

07/04/2024

Congratulations to Dr. Jameela Ezzi, a Global SI™ graduate and Faculty member, for completing her Advanced SI training with the American Guild for Structural Integration!

11/29/2023

07/04/2023

I received a beautiful message from one of my former students and Structural Integration (SI) graduates in India in honor of Guru Purnima.

To all of my current and former teachers, I bow to You in gratitude. I hope you can enjoy the ripple effect that you are a part of 🙏.

03/12/2023

So blessed to share the beauty of Structural Integration (SI) with this amazing group of Physiotherapists who were hungry to learn everything that was on offer. 💚

It was also great to begin training the next generation of teachers!

Many thanks to Dr. Prasanna Venkatesanr and Dr. Prabhu Ram for hosting 🙏.

12/27/2022

FREE to watch tomorrow!

"Finding the Line", the first ever documentary about an SI training program, has so far been selected to be shown at 42 film festivals from Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, London, Rome, Madrid, Paris, Nice, Singapore to Calcutta and has so far won 12 awards. Usually we ask for a contribution of $10 with 'pay-per-view' on Vimeo in order to help recuperate some of the considerable cost in creating it.

For December 25,26 & 27 we are removing the paywall so
anyone can watch the movie for free.

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11/13/2022

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Gut-Disc Axis: A cause of intervertebral disc degeneration (IDD) and low back pain?

“According to the existing evidence, the microbiome could be an important factor for inducing and aggravating IDD through changing or regulating the outside and inside microenvironment of the intervertebral disc (IVD).”

“Three potential mechanisms by which the gut microbiota can induce IDD and cause LBP are:

(A) Translocation of the bacteria across the gut epithelial barrier and into the IVD.

(B) Regulation of the mucosal and systemic immune system.

(C) Regulation of nutrient absorption and metabolites formation at the gut epithelium and its diffusion into the IVD.”

Figure: “Gut-disc axis. Model of intestinal epithelial disruption signals that can regulate intervertebral disc degeneration. Gut microbes alter the intestinal microbial environment by modulating gut microbiota translocation and composition, increasing intestinal permeability and inflammation and modifying metabolites absorption. These changes can result in local and systemic responses that can cause IDD. A Pathogen displacement, B immune system modifications and C microbial metabolites production and cytokines.”

Analysis by Physio Meets Science

Photo Credit: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00586-022-07152-8