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Ascending, mixed or descending ?! Perhaps none of these


Edited by Massimo Armeni

In the field of Function and Movement, it is in use to talk about dysfunctions at lower starting, mixed or higher starting points.

These imbalances can be the consequence of various factors such as age, obesity, allergies, metabolic disorders, traumatic outcomes, etc., but the most frequent causes are muscle imbalances on a functional basis.

If we reasoned differently, carefully studying embryology and neurophysiology, we would discover that perhaps this "sectorial" definition is at least bizarre.

This conception can be valid by reasoning only "biomechanically", but it is naturally supplanted and discarded in view of the Fine Postural System, a different but complementary field of action for the person in charge of the Function.

Reading what I write, the minimum from the reader is a healthy skepticism, but it is only the facts that speak, and the facts give reason to those who, like me, think that the body is a whole connected by circuits and governed by reflections .

In the field of study and research on equilibrium, it is evident that man remains standing not thanks to a sense, but by integrating the set of several senses in a system .

Obviously it goes without saying that a system also requires a set of subsystems, which, in relation to the human body, require an entrance and an exit to interact.

The main subsystems are:

eye, vestibule, stomatognathic apparatus, spine, foot, skin, viscera.

The fine postural system presides over the control and regulation of the equilibrium of man, keeping it automatically and instantaneously within the support polygon in an area of ​​about 91mm2, with a physiological oscillation of the vertex around 4 ° (theory of the pendulum reverse).

In such a "delicate" context, the compensatory strategies will be:

  • a visual over-control of the balance
  • a hip strategy
  • a rigidity of the posterior muscle chains for hypercontrol

It is in this context that the following comes into play:

MOUTH-FOOT REPORT

Recent scientific studies have confirmed the hypotheses according to which there is:

  • same embryonic derivation

ectoderm

  • same neurophysiology

identical receptors

  • same functional anatomy

anterior area: functional sensory

back area: support function

It goes without saying that any correction I will make to one entry will affect the other, and vice versa, provided that there is the integrity of the neurological circuits.

The effect will be identical but with different corrections and at different times, in relation to the proprioceptive "wealth" of the chosen entry to the correction.

Long times by making a plantar correction (1 year and more), average times (7-8 months) by making an intra-buccal correction, short times (2-3 months) by making an ocular correction.

Obviously they are not standard times but extremely subjective, and it should be kept in mind that any insult (emotional, structural, nutritional, etc.) can invalidate the outcome of the correction.

Literally "leaps in the air" in this perspective the obsolete conception of the sectoral division of posturological dysfunctions, focusing instead on the neurological integrity and on the postulate that every information can "travel" from one end of the body to the other instantaneously.

Still referring to the "mouth-foot" relationship, we note that the collapse of the plantar arch (flatness) is accompanied by an occlusal class 3, while the restoration of the plantar arch brings the mandible back to its normal position, confirming what has just been explained.

The foot regulates and harmonizes the ascending pathways and conditions the descending cerebellar responses, therefore any slight disharmony of the baroreceptor system of the intrinsic musculature of the foot, of the fascial, ligamentous and tendon system, has considerable repercussions on the general activity of the postural tone, e, starting from the third lumbar vertebra, of the intrinsic muscles of the spine.

All this with repercussions on the lordotic and kyphotic curves and on the torsions of the spine, therefore on the "stability" of the same and on the mode of distribution of the load to the various metamers.

Of great importance for what concerns the stomatognathic system, is the study of Dr. Marino on what he defines "Oral Disperceection Syndrome", which is well suited to the understanding of postural dysfunctions in a "non-linear" perspective.

The following are the symptoms:

  1. Tonic asymmetry
  2. Malocclusion
  3. Centric bruxism, eccentric, etc.
  4. Clanching
  5. Oral breathing
  6. Cognitive and perceptual disorders
  7. Abdominal pains
  8. Headache
  9. Muscle pains

The time has perhaps come to overcome the obsolete conception of the differential diagnosis between ascending, descending and mixed correlation.

In this context, how can the PT maneuver ?!

Changing the AFFERENCES!

Of course, it is necessary to have knowledge and skills that go a little beyond basic studies, and collaboration with other specialists.

I'll tell you the last one, I hope it's a small incentive to investigate in this regard.

In reference to this, a few days ago I was at a meeting with some colleagues and we were carrying out tests of power, explosive force and strength on a latest generation apparatus.

The subject tested was a good level athlete, powerlifter.

On the video we saw projected respectively:

  1. time of execution of the gesture (free squat)
  2. developed strength
  3. developed power
  4. developed explosive force
  5. muscle recruitment in eccentric and concentric phase of each limb respectively

It was enough to change the position of the tongue during the execution of the gesture and the parameters described above were immediately modified.

I don't know exactly why, maybe I can hypothesize it based on my studies, but being sure of that would mean having found the key to interpreting millions of data traveling in m / s or more in a human organism ... would it be a sin of presumption? !

As it is not in question whether the parameters have deteriorated or improved, it was an unofficial test, the important thing is to understand that modifying a primary receptor and therefore altering an afference immediately redistributes the load, or can clearly worsen a pre-existing situation.

I can see this for years whenever I follow a subject, whether he has a disease or is apparently healthy.

A nice game, isn't it ?! Experience your customers at the gym naturally!

So think about the implications of these changes on people who suffer from chronic pain and still need to train.

Redistributing the load modifying the afferent parts in the right manner and at the right time means normalizing the entire structure!

And reduce or eliminate pain! And improve the quality of life!

The person who has chosen to undertake this work must always keep in mind that he does not deal with pathology, but with FUNCTION, therefore the collaboration with other medical specialists is always strongly suggested.

Having said that, in my very modest experience, and I speak exclusively from my point of view, I believe that this is the high road to take for the future, in association with intelligent exercises aimed at strengthening and lengthening.

Good job everyone

Bibliography :

Armeni M .: "Dysfunctional posturological alterations and the Craniosacral System: an overview" Thesis ITCS, 2005/2006 - www.craniosacrale.it