Movement Control and Pain

Pain has always been the focus of attention when it comes to treatment. Soft tissue massage, Spinal manipulation , joint mobilisations,  acupuncture, foam rolling and other techniques have been used to heal muscles, joints and tendons.

All the above work, in their own way, as novel impulses to our bodies making us focus the attention on the problem and feel better. Although they all work well, in some cases the problem with the above interventions is that they don't last.

Creating distractions via movement can produce new body pathways to feel and move better in the long term. This is not enough though. It is important that this movement is based on focussed attention, graded exposure, relevancy, motivation and play !

This can promote plasticity necessary for remembering old movement habits and creating new ways to move. Movement is a habit , skill that can be forgotten and sometimes a threat. If you move only through a certain pattern then all other are forgotten ( but not erased ! ). This is directly related to improving pain , disability and performance ( link ).

Sooo ... what is the difference between you and Lebron James ?
Tons of motrol control my friend , except if you've reached his skill and ability !

Lebron's workouts have been focussed on attention , coaching , motivation , challenge and fun.

Thanks for reading.

Art.

References

1. Todd Hargrove (2014), A Guide to Better Movement ''The Science and Practice of Moving with More Skill and Less Pain''.