Movement Improvement’s philosophy, assessment, knowledge of human movement and intervention choices are what sets us apart from other allied health professionals.
At Movement Improvement, we strive to give you the greatest quality care. To do this, we understand the fundamentals of human movement and apply it to you. There is no miracle cure and we do not profess to be the only facet within your health care solution, but we will steer you in the right direction towards your goals.
Your global movement patterns are controlled by three separate layers of muscle - and they must work together for you to move pain-free.
Your stabilising foundation - multifidi, deep neck flexors, diaphragm, abdominal wall and pelvic floor. These set the base for everything else.
Responsible for controlling joint position during movement - such as the rotator cuff in the shoulder. They only work well when the deep system is active.
Your quads, glutes, pectorals - the big movers. Without a stable base from the deep and steering layers, these muscles compensate and create dysfunction.
Consider a knee complaint. The knee is a hinge joint - it bends and straightens. But the knee is only one component of many within your entire body system.
If your foot ‘rolls in’ too much, or your hip cannot absorb your body weight correctly, this can force the knee to operate outside its permitted range. This disperses weight incorrectly on the knee structures - even though your knee isn’t the real problem.
This is why we “think locally, but act globally.” We assess the entire chain to find where the real dysfunction lives.
Our physiotherapists emphasise the importance of the deep muscle stabilising system for ensuring ideal movement patterns. This system has a ‘feed-forward mechanism’ - the brain triggers it automatically prior to any movement.
If this system is not functioning correctly, every purposeful movement you make is compromised. The five muscle groups of the deep stabilising system are: