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Greetings!
We hope your spring is treating you well. This month our journey of function will take us to the CORE, the area with so much hype, controversy, myths and yes, importance! The abdominals are probably one of the most underutilized power centers in the body, not because we don't attempt to "work" them but because we often don't condition them they way their designed, we must ask ourselves, are we conditioning a "made-up" exercise, a symptom, a disease or conditioning the function? The core is said to be everything but our arms and legs yet our arms and legs are critical to the core's reactive function. Knowing how the core functions while creating environments that stimulate the cores natural reactions will stimulate results beyond traditional understanding. To join us in this journey, part one will include an article written by Steve Politis, PT, DPT, FAFS, CSCS titled Functional Fit Abs followed by techniques that simulate "real" core movements. PART TWO will take on a NEW format this month as Gary Gray, PT shares his thoughts on recent research involving the dynamics of fascia. Fascia is usually considered to be a passive force transmitter in function, hear and read how new research is proving different. If you have any questions this month, please email them to Lenny Parracino @ lparracino@grayinstitute.com by May 17th. Thank you, we look forward to another exciting month! |
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Featured Article
Functionally Fit Abs
Steve Politis, PT, DPT, FAFS, CSCS
So you want to get nice abs, strong abs, the six-pack abs? Most often when talking about abdominal exercises, crunches, sit-ups, stability ball exercises, planks, and a variety of exercises on the floor are what come to mind. All of these have been used successfully for years, and many people will swear by these abs workouts as the key to perfect abs. But if you take a closer look at the anatomy of the abdominal muscles, the biomechanics, and the way they actually function in our world, it opens up a whole different way, a more effective way, and a more functional way to train your abs.>READ MORE<
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 Get ready to expand your abdominal threshold! In this section Gary coaches Shallon to find her abdominal threshold in upright abdominal function. Watch Gary coach Shallon success, make adjustments for more success to assist her in better abdominal function. To view more progressions, please refer to Functional Video Digest V2.2 titled Abdominals. If you have any questions please email them by May 19th. Enjoy! >VIEW VIDEO<
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Research Roundtable
We are excited to share a new research roundtable topic this month. We have selected an article from the Proceedings of the 5th World Congress of Biomechanics, Munich, Germany, 2006 titled Fascia is able to contract in a smooth muscle like manner and thereby influence musculoskeletal mechanics. In addition to providing the article, Gary Gray, PT will perform a short web cast and discuss what he found to be the most interesting with regards to the research paper. Fascia once considered a passive force transmitter is now considered a contractile organ which can influence the way we test, assess, treat, train and condition each patient, client, athlete. We hope you enjoy the article and web cast as we continue our journey of function.
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Questions / Answers |
1. I really enjoyed reading the article to training the "real core" and watching the abdominal matrix. I can truly appreciate training the abdominals in a functional approach. However, how do we know that we are recruiting the deeper transverse abdominal and multifidus muscles (that are attached to the spine) instead of the more superficial abdominal and trunk extensors when performing this technique? >VIEW ANSWER<
2. Most of the techniques shown are usually with higher level patients/athletes. I would like to know what kind of abdominal exercises you are doing with the lower level patient, and especially patients with back pain. >VIEW ANSWER< 3. I deal with a lot of women (women's' health population)who this kind of workout would encourage them to use increased lumbar lordosis and use of diaphragm as a posture muscle versus respiratory muscle. I would encourage looking for bent knees and deep breathing. Any other ways to tweak this for my patient population?>VIEW VIDEO< |
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