Henry,
Please describe your combination ex. I have a hard time conceptualizing
how on could co-activate all those mm w/o performing Valsalva.
Thanks.
Sarah
Henry Tsao wrote:
> I agree, TrA muscle is a long endurance muscle, and hence low intensity high
> repetition is the way to retrain these muscles. However, I do not agree on
> isolating the TrA contraction:
> 1. It is very difficult to teach and do
> 2. The muscles in the human body work as a whole, and isolating a single
> muscle contraction seems to ignore the fact that other muscles are involved
> in the equation.
>
> What I teach my patients is a combination of activating the TrA, pelvic
> floor muscles, multifidus and diaphram, hence forming a box to stabilize
> IntAb pressure and stabilizing the back. It is much easier to do and more
> functional in my opinion.
>
> Henry***
>
> >From: "Al & Pete" <[log in to unmask]>
> >Reply-To: [log in to unmask]
> >To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >Subject: TrA activations
> >Date: Sun, 8 Oct 2000 01:50:01 +1000
> >
> >My understanding of the reason for having patients perform an isolated
> >contraction is this:
> >When you perform a sit-up or cough etc, TrA is activated phasically, and an
> >isolated contraction is the only way to induce a tonic activation, which is
> >the only way to affect the automatic activation of the muscle.
> >I am happy to be proved wrong if people know otherwise.
> >
> >Allison Franks, Physiotherapist, Brisbane, Australia.
> >
> >
> > >Interesting thing... TA is activated during sit up and coughing, but I
> >guess
> > >you also activate other muscles as well. What what Dr Richardson says is
> > >that the aim is to control TA contraction at the correct time hence
> >avoiding
> > >back pain.. and not neccessarily strengthening it.
> > >
> > >Henry***
>
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