Anatomy Basics
It's Your Body - Let's Understand It
The first step in taking care of your body, so that it functions, performs and feels the way you want, is to understand it.
The human body has 206 bones, more than 300 joints and approximately 650 muscles, all of which are designed to work interdependently in order to function and move efficiently as a whole. If any one thing is not operating properly, the entire body can be affected.
If the skeletal structure is out of alignment, or the soft tissue is unable to obtain a continuous supply of fresh oxygen, blood and fluids, a host of health issues, including pain, can result. The good news is, the body can heal. It can be restored. The body can sustain, adapt, and rebuild. It can also be maintained and conditioned in order to avoid dysfunction that causes pain.
How your body operates, feels and functions is largely up to you. It’s all about what you choose to do with it. And we, at TriggerPoint, are here to help provide the guidance, tools and support you need.
Take a moment to consider your habits, your activity level, the environment you live in, your job, the way you sit, walk and stand, your sleep patterns, your hydration levels. All of these factors contribute to how your body functions day to day. Empower yourself to hone your knowledge and build your toolbox so that you can maintain efficient movement, proper functionality, and live in a body that works and performs for you.
Structurally, we have very little control over the development of our bones. But the good news is, efficiency of movement is driven by pliable skeletal muscle tissue, which we can affect. We can make dramatic improvements by focusing on this soft tissue and we can ultimately, improve and maintain how the body moves. It’s this pliable skeletal muscle tissue that allows the body to do what it was naturally created to do.
As one part of the body moves it will stretch, pull, and compress other areas. For example, if someone is standing with their feet straight, and then rotated their knees in as far as they could, you would notice that the arch of the foot changes its position along with the ankle and even the hip. Even if you concentrate on trying to keep one area still as other parts move, you cannot.
Six Core Areas
To begin, we've focused on six major areas of the body to gain an understanding of how the body works together and how each muscle group affects the rest of the body as a whole. We call this cause and effect system the kinetic chain.
For good reason, there is a commonality in the muscles that are overused and overworked. Our environments and habits have shaped the way we move. If one area of the body compensates for a weak counterpart it can become tight, causing more disruption. See how the body is an interconnected chain.
1. Soleus (back of the lower leg)
2. Quadriceps (front of the upper leg)
3. Piriformis (hip)
4. Psoas (abdomen)
5. Thoracic Spine (upper back)
6. Pectorals (chest)
Hone your knowledge and build your toolbox so that you can live in a body that works and performs for you.
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