Objectify postural balance - Kinvent Fitness

HOW TO OBJECTIFY POSTURAL BALANCE AND PROPRIOCEPTION?

In a transversal way, the analysis of the specific motricity of most APS reveals the omnipresence of proprioceptive regulations in the realization of the right gesture.

This contributes to postural intelligence, that is to say the spontaneous adoption of positions that allow you to be more efficient at a lower cost. Thus, if you position yourself well, when the fixed pelvis allows the best possible transmission of forces between the lower and upper body, the movement seems fluid and efficient.

The reality of the practice confirms to us that very often, the individual must strive to create stability out of instability. For example, to keep the pelvis positioned during the race, the athlete must maintain isometric sheathing (fixation) thanks to anisotonic muscular contraction intensities, that is to say changing according to the strides and the stresses generated.

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WHICH SYSTEMS FOR MAINTAINING BALANCE?

Proprioceptive receptors

These sensors perceive stimulation from the tissues or organs directly concerned by the movements and positions of the musculoskeletal system. In addition, they collect, transmit and process information relating to the movements of various parts of the body. A distinction is made between cutaneous, muscular, musculo-articular receptors and finally those located at the level of the periosteum and bone connective tissue. Proprioception therefore represents a complex, sensitive and subtle system that is enriched over time to provide fine answers to the requirements of motor skills.

Vision

This provides information on the movements of the head and body in relation to the environment. Conscious or unconscious, this information also triggers postural reactions intended to manage positions of balance with reference to vertical landmarks. Some authors consider vision as a kinesthetic property since it provides information on the individual’s own movements through their visual consequences. These interactions between the visual and the kinesthetic are widely exploited by educators when learning and controlling movement.

The vestibular system

This system is sensitive to linear and angular accelerations. However, its activation threshold is high and the adaptive responses lack finesse. In other words, it takes a large and sudden movement at the level of the head to put this system into action. For example, we think of the beginner skater who tries to stay upright at all costs thanks to unacademic positions.

TAKEAWAY

Thus, all of these systems allow us to maintain our balance in more or less complex motor situations. Balance control therefore has a hierarchical multi-sensory aspect. There is, in fact, for each of them, a different scale of sensitivity.

Depending on the needs, the responses of the different systems are either added together or selected according to the context. They can also reorganize in the event of a conflict of information. Studies highlight the preponderance of visual information, particularly in young children. So when proprioception and vision provide contradictory information, proprioception gives way.

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