Daily Maestroism

DM #134

Tuesday, October 4th, 2016

DM #134: When was the last time you saw someone sprain their ankle while in subtalar neutral?! As PTs we rehab ankle sprains and the like all the time, but we need to ask ourselves if we are just putting a bandaid on the situation and chasing symptoms. @drandreospina really harps on the concept of training at and owning one's end ranged, and I couldn't agree more.
Tissues gain resiliency by having force applied to them, which requires them to adapt and grow. The caveat is that these forces must be applied in a controlled manner, at a load that is less than the functional capacity of the tissue we're training. Otherwise we're setting ourselves up for injury.

So am I recommending that you continuously grease the groove for “bad” movement patterns? No. I'm saying that you need to safely put yourself in those compromising positions and start loading the tissues there, both physically and neurologically. This way when you find yourself in that position during competition your body knows what to do.
My dude @biomechanicaldetective has recently been doing some posts in line with this very topic as it relates to knee valgus. Definitely worth checking out.
So, do you own the entirety of your movement or are you a Neutral Nancy?

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