Proprioceptors
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Greetings
From
Florida
Brothers
&
Sisters
“PROPRIOCEPTORS”
“OUR SECRET PALS”
I call theses little guys, our
secret pals
because…they are hidden away
in various parts
of the body. Some of them live
in the belly
of your muscles..kind of freaky…what
do they
do there? Others live in your
tendons and
musculotendinous junctions (where
muscles
and tendons join) Even your ligaments
(the
stuff joining bone to bone) have
some of
these guys!!!! The more I learn
about this
thing we call “our body”, the
more I am blown
away…there is not one part separate
unto
itself, it is indeed all connected
and communicating.
“Master Plan, Master Builder”
All these special
guys (proprioceptors) located
in and around
the muscles and joints are affected
by changes
in position, movement, and tension….sound
familiar?…sounds like a workout
session to
me. HOLD ON TO YOUR BAR BELLS
GUYS!!!…..
I am about to suggest something
to you that
may or not have been translated
from the
World of Massage into the World
of Body Building.
Most of the time we are unaware
of the subtle
changes that stimulate sensory
receptors
or of our adaptations…or adjustments
that
result from these changes…..because
these
natural reflexes come from the
brainstem
or portions of the spinal cord……they
ARE
affecting not only our physical
response
BUT also our behavior. WOW!!!
makes one rethink
slight behavior changes as one
continues
to workout!!!! We CAN train ourselves
to
be aware of the stimuli (what
is actually
going on inside a muscle, tendon….or
can
you believe it…..a ligament)….and
“PURPOSEFULLY
ADAPT” our response! Remember
guys we are
talking on a literal mind to
muscle (tendon,
ligament) link of awareness…This
is not some
mystic phenomenon, a miracle
, yes…..but
not a mystic phenomenon. It is
a natural
chemical- electrical communication
system
connecting each part to another.
I felt it
was important to keep mentioning
the tendons
and ligaments, because some of
us are aware
to some extent of muscle activity…but
the
connection I am speaking of now
goes much
deeper…no pun intended lol. How
many of us
can say we are literally aware
of what is
going on inside our tendon or
ligament? We
can be! Through outside pressure
and body
manipulation, parts of your brain
are then
freed up to focus on the other
conversations
that are constantly running from
one end
of your body to another.
SOUND FAMILIAR?…SOUNDS LIKE MASSAGE
TO ME!!!
lol lol
Promise me this , the next time
you receive
a massage, relax, let the therapist
work
the muscle, mentally let go of
that part
of the brain. Focus on the muscles
being
worked. First it might be easier
to focus
on a muscle group, then as you
progress in
listening and being aware.. focus
on individual
muscles. You will soon find that
even when
you are off the massage table,
you will become
more “in” your body, more and
more aware
of what is actually happening
on the inside
of you on a deeper level. It’s
your body
and it has a lot to tell you!
May God Bless You and Your Proprioceptors
This Wonderful Christmas Season
*references: Essential Sciences
for Therapeutic
Massage;Mosby
“POINT of IMPACT”
with Laura Wise
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