BIOMECHANICS - the science of the internal
and external forces acting on the human body and the effects
produced by these forces.
Our therapists perform detailed
examination of not only a specific joint but also associated
segments and the interconnection of structure and motion related
to dysfunction. All tissue structure and physiology are considered
from bone, joint surfaces, connective and neural tissue, and
muscle.
NEUROMUSCULAR – the interaction of, relating to, or
affecting both nerves and muscles.
Evaluation of the interaction
of the nervous system and muscle function is essential to understanding
movement pathology. Our nervous systems (out take to different
n.s.) change and adapt with injury and can overly excite or
completely inhibit muscle recruitment. This can affect posture
and structural alignment, joint position, create reflexive
muscle guarding and strain patterning, and increase pain.
NEURODYNAMIC/NEURAL MOBILITY – the motility and changeability
of nervous system tissues, including the brain as it relates
to movement and other systems.
Here we examine of the sensitivity
of the nervous system through specific neural length-tension
abnormalities and over-stimulation patterning that is part
of a feedback mechanism. Nerve sensitivity is altered with
injury resulting in structural malpatterning, stress and abnormal
physical representation of pain in the brain.
TREATMENTS – Our treatment approach
uses highly specific interventions derived from the evaluative
process and based on best evidence of practice. This may include
manual therapy, therapeutic exercise, neuromuscular re-education,
proprioceptive training, and comprehensive education. |