Proprioception and Balance
/Did you know falls take a psychological toll as well: up to 50% of those who fear falling limit or exclude social or physical activities because of this fear?
Did you know you have “sensors” called proprioceptors in your bodies (muscles, ligaments, joints, skin, tendons) that are informing you where you are in space, your body part relative to other body parts?
Because of these you can bring your food to your mouth while watching TV or talking with your friend without looking closely at your hand. With your eyes closed, you can tell positions of your hands, arms, legs because those sensors or proprioceptors are constantly informing your nervous system so you can carry out most of activities automatically.
Unfortunately proprioceptors become less sensitive and decline with injuries, aging, lack of movement. As you can imagine, this can impair your balance. A good news is that proper exercises and movement training can stimulate proprioceptors and improve your balance!
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My name is Taro Iwamoto. I am a Feldenkrais practitioner and movement expert. I help people develop new and more efficient movement patterns and expand movement options in order to overcome injuries/pain and move beyond limits. Feel free to post in the comments section below and feel free to share this with your friends!
