Space is at a premium when it comes to movement. We all only have so much of it, and how we decide to warp it dictates our movement options.

We all know water is wildly important in our physiology, but understanding it’s characteristics and how it influences movement is very much underappreciated. The versatility we all posses is in no small part due to water. Taking the time to further examine how it behaves and the influence it has over our hydraulic-based movement may make us better practitioners.

The ongoing trend in rehabilitation is to regain muscle strength, or force production, after an injury. There is ample evidence that increasing a muscles ability to generate force has some sort of protective effect on tissues. We may be neglecting tendon pliability and other connective tissues. This could be a part of what is limiting us from progressing in our effectiveness for patients.

Fusion is a powerful source of energy that contributes significantly to performance. Learning how to sufficiently fuse and then defuse can not only maximize your capabilities but also aid in moving more easily. The rules are simple, and they provide each of us with potential that we may not even know we have within.

Knock knees are much more than a localized problem, if pain arises. They are a response to a more widespread strategy that can result in knee problems. Traditional descriptions may be too limited in their viewpoint to adequately explain the complexities that contribute to this circumstance.

There is no doubt that the road to moving differently is difficult, I think we would all prefer that our bodies solve the problem without our conscious effort. There are times when that is not the case, and we need a concerted effort to improve ourselves. As a physical therapist that is where I get excited by the challenge, it’s where meaningful growth occurs, and patients discover their capacity for improvement.

Bunions, like so many other things, result from global movement strategies. They are an easy target because they are bold enough for us to see easily. Changing the shape of the foot, the sensations of moving and altering the mechanics elsewhere can all contribute to reducing the pressure at the forefoot and making lasting alterations.

Physical rehabilitation does not have to require an injury. We all maintain aspects of our lives to ensure they operate the way we would like them to. Our bodies require maintenance too. Waveform physical therapy can be what keeps you runnin’.

The method of trial and error may be the most profound way to make changes in the world we live in. Even my tailor takes my measurements each time I buy a new suit, he wants to know what has changed as it guides his decisions. Possibly the best way to move in the desired direction is to collect data on your current position, act, and then collect new data.

Our environment and our decisions within it impact how our bodies change over time. The choice to train at a high level for long periods of time, create a stiffness and short wavelength that changes our shape. A sedentary lifestyle tends to limit forces at the expense of being able to move quickly when we need to. Folks that spend time in-between tend to do pretty well, they maintain the characteristics needed to alter energy and change the waveforms when appropriate.

Guiding clear signals and sending information reliably is difficult, and the static that accumulates between source and receiver is critical. When we move, information travels from one location to another, interpreted by our brain which sends a signal back out. Any interruption in this process and communication between regions begins to break down.

Having a point with which to fixate on is key for how you move. The fixation point can be a psychological point of focus or literally fixing a body part and using it as a point of reference. Movement relies on this principle maybe more than any other. There must be a point with which everything else is centered around. This creates the concept of relativity and may be the most fundamental aspect of everything we do.

We all deserve something better from our providers. Whether it be a phone call at the end of the day to check on a patient, or the extra effort during a treatment session to really make a change. Those characteristics are what we are looking for in our medical professionals. That effort to be better, the dynamic doctor that goes above and beyond.

One key ability is to know how their opponent thinks about them and their own strategies. This degree of strategy and vision sets them apart from most other players in the world and it is a fundamental understanding of how the whole chess board operates from move to move. Short-sighted individuals end up playing checkers.

There are a number of factors to consider with training variations.  Frequency of sessions, duration, speed of the movements, intensity and volume of the activities. Each one of these dials can be tuned to the appropriate setting, depending on the intention. They all influence how tissues are loaded and to what degree we experience pain-free movement.

Your body regenerates. Think about that for a minute. In the presence of injury or just by living life, your body requires constant maintenance whereby it regenerates itself. This is remarkable. Imagine for a minute that you could drop a glass on the floor, it breaks into pieces, but with enough time it is able to put itself back together. Our universe would be completely different if this were the case, yet our bodies are able to do just that.

Having flat feet has been a perceived problem for decades, maybe longer. The idea being that if you do not have an arch in your foot, you must have some sort of deficiency that reduces your ability to perform in physical competition. The more realistic way to look at flat feet is to examine the overall shape up the foot and how it supports a given activity. The closer the arch is to the ground, the closer it is to take off.

The shape of a person is a wealth of information. As a physical therapist this is invaluable and may help a patient get back to where they want to be. Shape may be a larger determinant than any other measure.

Pay attention, exceed expectations and become the best in the world.