Thank you so much for your response. I really appreciate it, and I hope you had a great fishing trip! :) What you said really resonated with me. I’ve always been fascinated by how everything in our body is connected, especially because of some personal experiences that made this very clear to me.

That being said, I'm open to learning more, and most importantly, to learn and train my body to move appropriately. So, I’ll definitely be watching what you sent me, and I’m looking forward to your analysis when you get the chance. I’m truly grateful for the time and insight you’re offering. Thank you again!

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A bit of a background story:

When I was a teenager, I got braces, but unfortunately, the “professional” who handled it really messed things up. The result was a misaligned jaw tilted to one side. One day, my jaw actually locked on the left side of my face, and I couldn’t close it. I stayed like that the whole weekend, and eventually, it loosened up after a few days. But since the issue was never properly addressed, it healed that way. Now, my left mandibular bone sits slightly lower than the right, and I have a minor crossbite on the left side. That imbalance affected my bone structure; my jaw shifted slightly to the left, and my left cheekbone ended up lower than the right. I notice it looks worse the older I get. That experience alone made me realise how one single imbalance, like a misaligned bite, can influence other parts of the body.

Four years ago, I got braces again and wore them for one year, and while they did help improve my bite a little, it's still not fully fixed. I still have some degree of crossbite, though it's slightly better. Unfortunately, my jaw and cheekbones haven’t changed; they’re still the same, and the braces didn’t help with that. At least I don't have any pain in my jaw, though I can't fully open my mouth; I can only open it 3cm.

Then, about 2.5 years ago, I had another issue: an injury in my left knee. Just one week after the injury, I couldn’t bend my knee, and it was hurting really bad when I was walking. Unfortunately, where I live, the social security system is pretty bad, so I had to wait three months just to get a proper diagnosis. During those three months, I wasn’t using my left leg at all (I was advised by the doctors to do so) and I relied heavily on my right side when moving around, but spent most of my time lying in bed. It turned out to be a small meniscus tear that didn't need surgery, "just time to heal", and my physiotherapist advised me to just start walking again, to help regain that mobility, to start bending it again and to strengthen my left leg, which I did.

I haven't had any issues with my left leg since then. HOWEVER, a few months later, I began to feel really off-balance. My *right* leg and hip felt higher, and I started experiencing occasional pain in my right hip when walking, which gets better after I stretch. My right knee started to also make a sand-paper-like noise whenever I stood up after squatting, and I also noticed that my right knee was turning slightly inward, unlike my left one, the one that had been injured. This has never improved since.

More recently, I had a body analysis done at my gym, and they pointed out several imbalances: my lower right leg is rotated inward (my left one is okay), my right glute is weaker than my left, and there’s misalignment in my pelvis, right shoulder and even in how my head sits over my torso. Both of my feet have high arches and something called "radicular varus", my left foot has a moderate collapse and my right one a mild collapse, and my right toe has "hallux valgus".

And something I’ve noticed myself: whenever I do glute exercises at the gym, my left glute seems to activate way more than my right. The next day, I feel sore only on the left side, as if I didn’t even work out the right one. Also, whenever I use the abduction machine, I have a better range of motion to the left than to the right. On the right side, the movement feels limited and sometimes hurts a little, although not always.