We are often guilty of single factor thinking with regards to the body. X causes Y and therefore Z is the answer. We can blame an over-pronating foot or a glute that does not fire. We may look to a scan and accuse a bulging disc or a rip or tear in a rotator cuff. We may assess someone’s biomechanics and proclaim them as the source of their problems. It could be the timing of the activation of a fancy little muscle of your core. Hang on, wait a moment it could be your pesky fascia. It could even be the fancy bit of blancmange in your head that people are blaming more and more these days. My current favorite is muscles that facilitate and inhibit each other! This happens all the time in the world of therapy and corrective exercise. We can get very attached to these apparent causes so much so that they are frequently a go to for whatever problem has reared its ugly head. Single factor thinking is often seen in a specific therapy or method also where only the teachings and skills learned from a particular guru or XXX (insert method here) are considered.
Posted on: Mon, 28 Jul 2014 20:25:10 +0000