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The center of mass is the point at which the total mass of the body can be considered to be concentrated. It moves with every change of position; in the Earth's gravitational field, it coincides in practice with the center of gravity.
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Central sensitization refers to an amplification of the central nervous system's response to sensory signals: pain can then be more intense, more widespread or longer-lasting than the state of the tissues would suggest.
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Pain is called chronic when it persists or recurs for more than three months. It may accompany an identified disease or be a condition in its own right.
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Cluneal neuralgia is pain linked to irritation of the cluneal nerves, small sensory nerves of the skin of the buttock. Depending on the branch involved, it is felt in the upper buttock and lower back, or in the lower buttock, sometimes markedly when sitting.
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Pain located in the tailbone (coccyx) region, often worse when sitting.
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In SBNFA™, the cone of balance refers to the functional space within which the body can move its center of mass, stop, remain stable and then move again, and respond to a perturbation without losing control of its posture.
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Continuous adjustments of balance, muscle tone and load distribution during a posture or a movement.
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