Functional Flexibility

Functional Flexibility is essential for optimal movement and performance. Here are the key points:

📚 Biomechanical Understanding: It requires a detailed understanding of how the body functions during different tasks. Each function is unique and task-dependent.

❌ Beyond General Stretching: General stretching techniques won't suffice. Practitioners need to consider the muscle's role during specific tasks. This approach ensures that flexibility is functional, not just theoretical.

🎯 Proprioceptive Awareness: Always be mindful of proprioceptive input and feedback. As the body changes angles and positions, so does its function. Techniques must mirror the intended function for flexibility to be effective.

🧘‍♀️ Three-Dimensional Motion: Consider how muscles, fascia, tendons, ligaments, nerves, joint capsules, and joints move in all three planes during a task. This principle of mobility-stability ensures appropriate motion and stability tailored to the individual and task.

🔄 Consistency with Function: Our flexibility program's positions and motions should match those required by the desired function.

🌐 Tri-Plane Approach: Functional flexibility requires understanding the three-dimensional function of all muscles and muscle groups.Three Primary Principles of Functional Flexibility:

🥇 Individual and Task Dependent🔄 Three-Dimensional🤝 Synergistic

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