“Body schema” is a spatial representation of the body in its environment. This neurological representation of our body in space is what allows us to navigate the external world. An example which I often give to explain body schema is to imagine you are walking in a crowded restaurant, walking between the chairs and tables to…
Month: May 2021
5 Mobilization Techniques to Reduce Foot Pain
Whether we are standing, walking or working out – our feet carry the burden of our body weight and stress during our daily movements. Often taken for granted, our feet need just as much of a recovery as the rest of our muscle groups. If recovery is neglected for too long, fatigue, tissue stress…
Sensory Stacking | The integration of tactile, visual and auditory input
The seemingly simple task of balancing on one leg or walking across the room is actually a complex, integrated, multisensory experience with stimulation coming from the eyes, ears, joints and plantar foot. For this integration to occur, the various sensory inputs must ultimately converge on the same neurons. At the cortical level, it has been…