This is a fantastic description of how are bodies can achieve improved motion for our individual structure! Thank you @paul_edmondson_mta_gi for sharing your knowledge with us! #Repost @paul_edmondson_mta_gi with @get_repost ・・・ TIGHTNESS in the human body! ‘Tightness’ is, and always has been, an over-simplified muscular inhibition (an inability to lengthen/stretch/function). If you assess, and find restriction in a client (let’s say hamstrings), because you’re focus (you the trainer/practitioner) is on the muscle, the solution is to either Massage (if you are a therapist) or stretch it (if you are a trainer). The question you ‘need’ to ask though, is why is that tissue restricting motion. Addressing the muscle will only have short term success (in most cases), because when the Nervous system ‘resets’ your muscle spindles length (it does so for PROTECTION- not because the muscle doesn’t like you 😃) it does so far a synaptic loop between the Spinal chord (located at the dorsal horn) and the gamma motor neurons can alter/adjust length. The problem with this, is because it didn’t reach the level of the brain (cerebellum and cortex) - it didn’t alter that change for the long run (long term). Addressing the joint, and helping the joint (the space between bones- in the hamstrings case ilium and femur) ‘dissociate’ or ‘de-couple’ as the joint demands (for health as well as efficient motion) actually stimulates ‘afferent’ (proprioceptive)stimulation from the joint capsule. The joint capsule receptors (type 2 receptors) have direct cortical representation to the cortex, and when the bones (couple) as they should they automatically change the length in the spindles as they do not need to ‘tighten’ now to protect a dysfunctional joint. Addressing the joint, restoring 3-dimensional decoupling ability and teaching the body to move into that space takes care of ‘tightness in the muscle’ for the long haul. #bonesmovejointsfeelmusclesreact #cafs #grayinstitute #itsallabouttheproprioceptors #brainhierarchy @kirichenko.nastya is the lovely lady in the video @mefitpro @movelab_institute https://www.instagram.com/p/BsTY1mUhiN4/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=64ndoae9zwsa
