Movement Dysfunction or Functional Adaptation?
When is a “dysfunction” really a dysfunction? Are some of the things that people are calling dysfunctions merely adaptive responses based on their participation over time in a particular sport or activity? Is the body symmetrically as we have been lead to believe? Is there are prefect movement pattern and technique for each activity? Do muscles really shut off? Are we hunting for things that really are not there with the emphasis on movement dysfunction? These are not sarcastic questions, but really concerns based on thing I have seen and heard over the past several weeks. When do you train if you have these “dysfunctional” patterns? Is training bad for your health?
posted by Vern Gambetta @ 6/30/2006 08:06:00 PM
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I sure believe there are dysfunctional joints and movement patterns. I am not speaking of the asymetries one sees from particular sport activities that actually increases their performance. I am speaking of movement patterns that are not optimum for performance and comfort and are secondary to past injuries or possibly from activities of daily living. I wonder sometimes too if there are not dysfunctional movement patterns from poorly learned movement skills.
Mark Day D.C., CSCS, DACBSP
I believe muscles can indeed be shut off. There is a lot of good research coming out now regarding bladder incontinence in women that is pointing in that direction.
Kiegal exercises have been proven only to be a temorary fix. As with other "dysfunctions", the problem often begins on the ground.
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