Category Archives: up leg

Reversing Excessive Torsion

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It has been established that there are two halves of the body, and each organizes relative to where the perceived center is — either shifted right or left of actual.  (There is also a front to back component, but that’s… Read more ›

Christine
ankles, asymmetry, compression, control, coordination, core, down leg, foot, gravity, hamstrings, heel, jaw, joints, knees, learning, load, motor learning, movement, observe, pelvic floor, pelvis, posture, pressure, problem solving, relax, ribs, rotation, spine, squat, stability, technique, tension, tibia, toes, up leg, xiphoid

Two Steering Wheels on the Same Ship

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Alternative Title: Perception, Control, & the Two Halves   Unlike the human brain, which has been trained to believe that effort leads to progress, the body whole-heartedly leans toward efficiency.  Consider the simple act of standing on one leg.  What… Read more ›

Christine
ankles, arches, asymmetry, awareness, balance, compression, connection, coordination, core, dorsiflexion, down leg, extension, flexion, gravity, hips, jaw, learning, load, locomotion, Mental, motor control, motor learning, movement, observe, pelvic floor, pelvis, perspective, posture, pressure, problem solving, reflexes, relationships, relax, ribs, rotation, shins, spine, squat, stability, technique, tension, tibia, up leg, xiphoid

Inflation & Collapse

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  Alternative Title: Describing the Avoidant Half   I have been writing about asymmetries for some time.  Whether it be determining the up leg from from down leg, or the pitfalls of detorsioning the system, I continue to find and… Read more ›

Christine
arches, asymmetry, bladder, breath, compression, control, coordination, core, down leg, extension, gravity, hamstrings, hinge, hip extension, jaw, joints, load, midback, pees, pelvic floor, pelvis, Physical, posture, pressure, ribs, rotation, scapula, squat, stability, tension, tibia, toes, up leg, xiphoid

The One Concept Central to Them All

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Asymmetry.  Up Leg.  Compression.  Push Down.  Space.  Rotational Organization.  These all describe the physics of one half of the body accepting load, and one half of the body avoiding load.  The first time I wrote about this, I referred to… Read more ›

Christine
Adarian Barr, asymmetry, balance, compression, concepts, connection, coordination, down leg, feet, joints, Mental, mobility, movement, Nicole Uno, observe, pelvis, perspective, Physical, posture, pressure, problem solving, ribs, rotation, tension, up leg, xiphoid

A Twisted Trail

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The first post in this series asked if a pigeon toe was friend or foe.  It is certainly a strategy, an adaptation that has a purpose.  For me, my half with the pigeon toe also carried my biggest problems, particularly… Read more ›

Christine
abduction, acl, ankles, arches, balance, bladder, calf, coordination, core, down leg, fifth metacarpal, first metatarsal, foot, hamstrings, heel, hinge, hips, knees, load, pees, pelvis, rotation, shins, squat, technique, tension, tibia, toes, up leg

A Different Way to Use, Train, & Treat the Knee (Part 1)

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There are three hinges on the feature photo door.  It’s a strong front door, solid and meant to take some battering.  The cheaper, lighter, all-have-problems-closing-and-opening doors inside the house have only two hinges.  Weight-load divided by two, or weight-load divided… Read more ›

Christine
acl, assessment, back pain, calf, down leg, extension, feet, flexion, glutes, gravity, hamstrings, heel, hip extension, hips, joints, knees, pain, pelvic floor, Physical, pressure, problem solving, relax, shins, squat, stability, technique, tension, tibia, toes, up leg

To Twist or Not To Twist

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Torsion.  We all have it: a particular line of twist running through our carriage, gripping us in a certain way and keeping us upright.  Each fold and joint tells its story, whether you realize it or not.  It’s how we… Read more ›

Christine
compression, control, coordination, core, down leg, extension, feeling, flexion, hamstrings, heel, hinge, hip extension, hips, joints, knees, load, locomotion, Mental, mobility, motor learning, movement, neck, observe, pelvic floor, pelvis, perspective, posture, power, pressure, problem solving, reflexes, relax, ribs, rotation, spine, sprint, squat, stability, technique, tension, tibia, toes, up leg, xiphoid

All the Taboos in One Post

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  This feature photo shows an unstaged photo of the top drawer of my filing cabinet in my locker room office.  Note the bounty of certain items (that aren’t snacks).  Shorts, pads, some extra underwear — all tell tale signs… Read more ›

Christine
Adarian Barr, anxiety, assessment, awareness, bladder, compression, down leg, jump, motor control, pees, pelvic floor, pelvis, pressure, problem solving, relax, stability, technique, tension, up leg, xiphoid