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Welcome to the June monthly Newsletter. We hope you and your family had a great Memorial Day Holiday!
Our spring seminar season just ended and now the team is gearing up for Hot Rocks summer camps along with our second trimester for our 2010 GIFT Fellows. If you missed our Spring Chain Reaction Transformation be sure to look into the fall schedule.
This month we will share a unique form of manual application termed Functional Manual Reaction (FMR). Interestingly, this form of manual reaction is only unique relative to what most of us learn; to the body it's simply following natural functions. The clip shown is worth watching a few times as you will learn more and more each time.
If you would like to review an article on FMR Dr. David Tiberio wrote one in the September 09 Newsletter (see newsletter archive). After viewing if you have any questions or suggestions please email us so we can best serve you in upcoming newsletters.
Please email your questions to Lenny Parracino at lparracino@gmail.com. Thank you.
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Practical Application
Many of us stretch our clients/patients and many of us perform manual techniques; all to get an area to move more efficiently. Have you ever asked - "how do I know the motion I'm creating is improving the functional intent?" By applying the knowledge of the intended function one will soon learn, the body will dictate where to place your hands, what angle to assist the movement, what type of force to apply, etc.
This form of manual technique is called Functional Manual Reaction(FMR). FMR is the application of hands to tissues and/or bones to facilitate an optimal sequence of motion. To get the most from this technique, we must have a foundation in Applied Functional Science that includes: joint and muscle anatomy, tri-plane muscle function, biomechanics/kinematics, relative joint motions, and inter-segmental dynamics.
Please see the references to obtain this information, but first watch Gary Gray, PT take us through FMR of the Mid Tarsal Joint.
For more information see:
Chain Reaction Function
or
Functional Video Digest Series
Functional Manual Reaction:the Foot/Ankle.
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Questions and Answers
1) Can FMR be used to free joint restrictions?
2) The video shared a table form of FMR; do you then follow this up with upright FMR or go right into movement? What is your progression from the table?
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