Greetings!
Welcome to our March Gray Institute Newsletter. The theme for this month is Balance / Stability.
Balance has many misconceptions. For example, it is believed that balance is a form of stillness or a position of being still as opposed to controlled movement. Although stillness may be a small component of balance and sometimes necessary; functional balance that is needed in everyday activities is much more comprehensive! We would like to share our views on balance training to assist you in better results in less time. To accomplish this we are fortunate to have Andrea Wasylow PT, FAFS share an article on her clinical experience and balance. In addition, we will watch a clip from Fast Function titled Balance / Stability.
Hopefully, this information will spawn your thought process to ask questions which we will answer later this month.
Thank you we look forward to another exciting month!
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Featured Article
BALANCE IN MOTION
Andrea Wasylow, PT, FAFS
The billing coordinator at the small hospital based rehabilitation clinic where I work is phenomenal. In addition to being one of those people who you just enjoy spending time with, she is exceptionally skilled at finding those small discrepancies that could potentially delay, or give reason for denial, of payment for services. Prior to joining our team, she worked at a well meaning, yet very "conventional," physical therapy practice.
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Technique(s)
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 From our Fast Function DVD series you will see Gary Gray and Teri perform the Three-Dimensional Pivot Matrix. Balance is the control of one's center of gravity, control of body angles and unstable equilibrium - watch Gary and Teri challenge themselves and then stand-up and try yourself, compare your left to your right. This practical section can be applied to your gym or clinic immediately!
Enjoy!
To view the entire program, please refer to Fast Function Series;
Enjoy!
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Research Roundtable
 Our theme this month is Balance / Stability. From the Functional Video Digest V1.6 Balance we have a clip of Dr. Dave Tiberio and Gary Gray discussing their definitions of balance, what the research looks at and how we can practically apply. There often is a question of posture and a question of motion when we discuss balance...are they separate or the same? Does it matter? Or is balance simply a subconsciously driven controlled motion that exhibits degrees of controlled instability relative to specific tasks?...click here for more...enjoy!
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Questions / Answers |
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Question 1. I have always been enamored with Balance. Why is it the most misunderstood concept in Function?
Question 2. I have been wondering why balance is always done from a state of stillness? Isn't that against the idea of Functional Human Muscle Chain Action and Functional Balance? Also, you use the term "driver" often, can you define it as it relates to balance?
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