Answer to Words

In answer to the following query: “That stated, when do you "isolate" a joint or in other words the ankle complex might need to get "special exercises" to ensure it's working properly or the adductor/hammy complex needs manual therapy to break up adhesions….just curious to what you do in actual practice….” I try to avoid isolation at all costs, in my world there is no place for isolation or reductionism. If the ankle joint needs special exercises we will work hard to devise movements that cause the ankle joint to dominate the movement, so we don’t have to take another step to integrate it back into the system. If manual therapy is needed or based on a qualified medical opinion then I will not do anything. I will find the best qualified physical therapist that knows ART and ASTYM and have them work on it. I AM A COACH, not a therapist. I work with great therapists as part of a performance team. Also in another comment in you post you seem to imply that that movement is initiated by the core, movement occurs around and through the core, it is not initiated by core. Gait is the cornerstone of function. In short what I do in practice is coach – no hidden agenda. I learned the hard to not to try to be something I am not. In those immortal words from Steve Myrland " Don't try to pick the fly shit out of the pepper."