People ask why do I look at movement? They see others post how functional movement screening really doesnt matter and they dont see how its relevant. Well, I disagree. Why? Firstly because I can and secondly I will simply share the words of one of my mentors Joanne Elphinston... We all have our own individual movement strategies, and as long as the functional demands upon us don’t frequently or excessively exceed our functional capability, we can be uninjured. However, if the functional demands upon us exceed our functional capability and ability to compensate, we become vulnerable to injury. A good mover has many options and can responsively cope with fluctuations in order to achieve an optimal outcome. He or she has what we would call a large functional window. They can make the best of a situation, whether it is tripping over a crack in the pavement, lifting a wriggling toddler or just trying something new. A poor mover has fewer options. Often their habitual compensations dominate, repetitively driving forces into certain focal body structures and demonstrating poor adaptability. Their functional window is relatively small. Something unexpected or new is likely to cause stress on the system. Well balanced training expands the margins of the functional window, making it a little bigger all the time. The body can accommodate this in small systematic increments. However, should you go too far and too fast beyond your current functional window, you may start to demonstrate coping strategies instead of new capabilities, leading to potential overload problems. Establishing base line movement capabilities and progressing sensibly from this point should avoid this. WHAT SHE SAID. Thats why. You can disagree and thats cool. I will disagree with your disagreement.
Posted on: Wed, 22 Jan 2014 12:09:38 +0000
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