Presents“The AiM of Corrective Exercise”Gary Ward“Breaking the Mould of Human Anatomical understanding”www.anatomyinmotion.co.ukJoin us on Facebook, Twitter and You Tube

IntroductionWhat is corrective exercise?How do we approach it today?What’s in your tool box? Are you looking for new tools?How we approach it?PIT STOPTEST CENTREAWARENESSKNOWLEDGEKEYS TO THE CARWhy motion is the solutionCoupling: centre: 3dSlings: gait relative and feetThe body as a healer – subconscious awareness (what a tool to have – trust)The target & Rate of change – adapting to compensation and avoiding injury

Corrective Exercise? What is corrective exercise? What is functional? Describe dysfunctional?At what stage can one begin corrective exercise?

Traditional Approach Postural assessment & joint ROM Proximity to neutral Phasic / Tonic muscles? Stretch & Strengthen TVA/core function testing Stabilise core and mobilise limbs Concentric developmental exercise

The Tool BoxWhat’s in your tool box enables you to deal with the job in hand your wayWhat tools do you have?All courses and seminars give you new tools to increase your tool boxWhat if all of these tools point to the same thing... ... Traditional corrective exercise?What if you had access to tools that did the job quicker and more effectively?There is a massive shift in industry awareness towards the power of using non-traditional tools...

Genuine new tools Anatomy in Motion teaches these non-traditional tools for your tool boxThe use of non-traditional tools and traditional tools together generate a more complete picture and greater understandingTraditional tools only cover half of the story and even less possibilities

It is different... And new...There are TWO sides to EVERY storyAnatomy is no differentEccentric motion and concentric motionStabilise and mobiliseStatic and dynamicWe live in a world of polar opposites – black, white and shades of grey in between

The AiM approachTHE PIT STOP TEST CENTRE AWARENESS KNOWLEDGETHE KEYS TO THE CAR

THE PIT STOPThe Pit Stop is the time you spend being re-tuned, aligned and optimised by the mechanic (you) for optimum performance As the car begins to function better so it performs better, with increased efficiency and the greater the expectation of results on the track It is no different for your clients...

THE TEST CENTREThe Test centre assesses:A) full body motion potentialB) Gait analysisC) Musculo-skeletal functionUsing technology designed to inform the practitioner of:  faulty gait patterns  foot specific assessments Inter relative joint problems The CAUSE of physical inhibitions, pain and injuryThe body stores information on past, present & future injuries – we need to know about all of them!

AWARENESSAwareness does not necessarily imply understanding, just an ability to be conscious of, feel or perceive...Are you conscious of every movement you make... Every breath you take?Or is something else in control?How your internal system has an awareness of it’s own – far greater than your brain...

KNOWLEDGEThe body has an inate wisdom. Every movement you make incurs a whole body response. Isolation is impossible. The whole structure is active all of the time.Function is determined by the body’s ability to override inhibitionTo keep going, fulfilling goals & day to day activitiesIt observes the ‘Law of Energy Conservation’“In a system of constant mass, energy is neither created nor destroyed,but is transformed from one form to anotherwhenever work is performed.“Albert Einstein

THE KEYS TO THE SECRETThe key to understanding global function in the human body is largely untaught in the fitness industryUnderstanding the anatomy of the foot and it’s impact on the whole body give you the keys to unlock human potentialThe foots sensory reaction to the ground is in charge of energy distribution through out the kinetic chain. It reacts to external forces and acts on internal ones

THE BIOMECHANICSA) Forces outside the body dictate the body’s motion potential (Gravity, ground reaction force, vibration, momentum & energy)B) Gravity drives us down (Action) – 9.8m/sC) The ground drives back up again (reaction)D) Vibration = shock (to be absorbed by the joint system)E) Momentum of Centre of Mass predicts specific joint system reactionF) Energy must be conserved (universal law)

The other side of the story?Anatomy in Motion’s rule of thumb:JOINTS ACT... MUSCLES REACT...In motion...This defines the eccentric model of anatomy

InMOTIONThe AiM of corrective Exercise is to target the body’s ability to reduce shock through the body when in motionGravity = 9.8m/s  ca.10NMass of man = 80kgGround Reaction Force = 800NThe accumulative effect of joint interaction is the absorption and distribution of shockInhibition of the joint system means less shock absorbed

ENERGY FLOWA frequency wave (of shock) equal to 800N is thus driven up the bodyLike on a motorway, we expect an even flow of trafficThe lanes of the motorway are the fascial chains that connect up through the bodyUneven distribution of the shock results in uneven flow – like a traffic jam (the accordion effect)!Or an accident hotspot tensionWe call it a kinetic Hotspot compressionNatural flow is disrupted by inhibited joints and compensation takes place

COMPENSATIONCompensation occurs when shock absorption is compromised by a lack of joint ROMPostural habits(internal)Extrinsic shock (external) – present/historicPoor exercise technique (external)Gut function (internal)Mental state (internal)WHAT IS THE CAUSE?

Tension & CompressionUneven flow generates change in the average tension of the muscle slings and fascial linesEven flow occurs when joint function is optimised and internal and external forces are balancedLook how this skeletal structure affects muscles attached to itIt’s not caused by long and short – long and short is a response; a reaction. And it’s instant.What we should be looking for is the joint inhibition that caused the muscles to adapt in this way SO WE CAN INDUCE REVERSE COMPENSATIONJoints work accumulatively to attenuate shock and equally so to compensate for shock. It’s all a whole body response...So it’s not one joint inhibition that is the cause but a collection or ‘coupled grouping’ of joints that are causing the problem

GAPinMOTIONThe GAP in Motion is the difference between the norm and reality.Finding the GAP in joint motion is key to reintroducing optimal tension to the human system.Joints work in couples:  when joint A does ‘x’; joint B does ‘y’ relative to the phase of gait muscles adapt accordinglyCore muscles rely entirely on joint function in motion...

CORRECTION“Corrective exercise is how we tackle the coupling effect in response to shock, override the compensation effect and restore optimal joint function”

RESPONSE / EFFECTAs the coupling effect is overcome and joints are realigned, muscles have to fall into line.ALL muscles operate begin to operate at their optimum lengthUpper cross syndromeLower cross syndromeWeak core / pelvic floorPelvic and spinal alignmentImbalances through the feet

WHY MOTION IS THE SOLUTIONStatic- C of M motion limitedMuscles move jointsJoints respondConscious activationJoints operate in isolationNo coupling effectStretch and strengthen takes time and conscious activation is forgottenMotion- C of M is mobilised- Joints orbit C of M- Muscles respond- Subconscious activationJoints operate in couplesEvident in gait (motion)Corrective coupling has instantaneous response

Static

Muscles move joints

Joints respond

Conscious activation

Joints operate in isolation

No coupling effect

Stretch and strengthen takes time and conscious activation is forgotten

Joints operate in couples

Evident in gait (motion)

Corrective coupling has instantaneous response

TRANSFORMATIVE GAITMotion is best highlighted in gaitGait is full body motion that brings alive the 3dSling systemsGait reveals Dynamic Coupling in each phaseGait is split into phases yet is a perfect 360° cycle – what the foot does in swing is as important as what it does on the groundEach phase of the cycle has:planar dominanceEccentrically loads musclesA specific coupling effectAll corrective exercise solutions are learnt here and can be transferred to static analysis

THE BODY AS A HEALERIf you cut yourself, you could watch it healCompensation in the body is simply a response to a causeInjury, pain and inhibition are the result of compensation in the bodyLocate the cause and introduce the following concept to your repertoire:

REVERSE COMPENSATIONInstant response to having the appropriate parameters for optimal function in placeThe result of:Subconscious awareness of joint range potentialImproved shock distributionBalanced Centre of Mass, Centre of pressure & Centre of gravityIntegrated foot patterns and optimal dynamic coupling

3dMOTIONCorrective Exercise comes in the form of 3dMotion specific to gait and findings born in our Test CentreOnce you know the couples that run through the body and operate in the gait cycle you are in possession of a very valuable tool for corrective exercise

THE AiM (TARGET)The Bullseye is perfection (neutral/centre/zero tension)It’s what we aim for...As our centre passes further along the blue arrow, we become more and more unstable and risk injuryThe cause of injury is not the distance from centre but how quickly we move along the blue arrow

ConclusionA)The body records and measure vibration (shock)B)The role of the joint system is to distribute shock and load evenlyC)Joints work in couples relative to the gait cycleD)Motion mobilises the centre of mass, dictating joint potentialE)Muscles simply follow the skeletal alignment and postureF) Reverse compensation suggests a muscle can restore optimal length instantly (providing the appropriate couples are put in place specific to gait requirements)When was the last time you exercised  your feet? Your clients feet? Or more importantly taught feet to subconsciously find centre? Here lies the key to the Secret of Human FunctionMobilising joints gives an extra dimension to your training programmes and results potential

IncidentallyThe next time someone suggests that spinal alignment holds the answer to the correction of human function... ...have an open mind and remember there are always two sides to every story... An alternative to consider... Then look at their feet!AiM teaches 3d stretching, 3d Anatomy and the full ‘FINDING CENTRE’ course“...QUOTE LECTURE TITLE WHEN BOOKING BEFORE END OCTOBER FOR A 10% discount...”For more information visit www.anatomyinmotion.org