This blogpost originally appeared on theresetsytem.com blog on 3.14.16.
Written by: Shawn Sherman In recent years there seems to be an increased interest in movement patterns. From what I have heard about and read for myself, most discussed patterns are rather vague and there also appears to be an almost limitless number of patterns in which to ponder, discuss, and train. In most people’s eyes, as long as at least 2 joints are involved, it is a pattern. That view will lead to literally trillions of patterns. Obviously, trillions of patterns would render those patterns non-foundational. I wrote this article for the purpose of simplification when it comes to defining foundational movement patterns. Hopefully upon reading this article, your understanding of movement patterns will have increased to the point that your patients, clients, or athletes can be more impacted by your involvement with them. To me, the following list of criteria are necessary for a movement pattern to accurately be considered foundational. It must involve every single joint of the body. Outside of the single joint actions that comprise it, it must be irreducible. It must be logical and sensible in light of joint structure and function and it must take into account that we live on a gravity-governed planet. When discussing human adults, a foundational movement pattern can not be one that is a developmental pattern that we dropped out of necessity to mature physically into adolescence and adulthood. Additional considerations: 1. Please keep in mind that most human beings have one spine and four appendages (2 arms, 2 legs). 2. Two concepts that you will also need to be familiar with in order to fully understand movement patterns is pronation and supination. Pronation is what occurs from a movement perspective as our joints succumb to gravity and supination is what should occur as joints overcome gravity. RESET’s Foundational Movement Patterns 1. Getting upright 2. Gait Getting upright has 2 phases. Sit and Stand are those two phases. Sit: All four appendages and the axial skeleton pronate or collapse with gravity. Stand: All four appendages and the axial skeleton supinate or overcome gravity. Gait has 2 phases. Right-Step and Left-Step are those two phases. Right-Step: Lower right bodily quadrant and upper left bodily quadrants pronate while lower left and upper right bodily quadrants supinate. Left-Step: Lower left bodily quadrant and upper right bodily quadrants pronate while lower right and upper left bodily quadrants supinate. That’s it. Simple. Now I will go a step further and give you specifics. Here are all of the joint movements that go with each phase of both fundamental movement patterns: Sit Flexion, Internal Rotation, Adduction throughout all joints Stand Extension, External Rotation, Abduction throughout all joints Right-Step Eyes right Eyes up Eyes down Jaw deviate right Jaw open Jaw clench Capitis flexion Capitis extension Capitis left lateral flexion Cervical left rotation Cervical flexion Cervical extension Cervical right lateral flexion Left scapular elevation Left scapular protraction Left scapular upward rotation Right scapular depression Right scapular retraction Right scapular downward rotation Left gleno-humeral flexion Left gleno-humeral internal rotation Left gleno-humeral horizontal adduction Right gleno-humeral extension Right gleno-humeral external rotation Right gleno-humeral horizontal abduction Left elbow flexion Left forearm pronation Left wrist flexion Left wrist radial deviation Left palm flexion Left fingers flexion Right elbow extension Right forearm supination Right wrist extension Right wrist ulnar deviation Right palm extension Right fingers extension Thoracic left lateral flexion Thoracic flexion Thoracic extension Lumbar right lateral flexion Lumbar flexion Lumbar extension Right pelvic rotation Right hip flexion Right hip internal rotation Right hip adduction Left hip extension Left hip external rotation Left hip abduction Right knee flexion Right tibia internal rotation Left knee extension Left tibia external rotation Right ankle dorsiflexion Right arch collapse Right heel eversion Right toes flexion Left ankle plantar flexion Left arch raise Left heel inversion Left toes extension Left-Step: Eyes left Eyes up Eyes down Jaw deviate left Jaw open Jaw clench Capitis flexion Capitis extension Capitis right lateral flexion Cervical right rotation Cervical flexion Cervical extension Cervical left lateral flexion Left scapular depression Left scapular retraction Left scapular downward rotation Right scapular elevation Right scapular protraction Right scapular upward rotation Left gleno-humeral extension Left gleno-humeral external rotation Left gleno-humeral horizontal abduction Right gleno-humeral flexion Right gleno-humeral internal rotation Right gleno-humeral horizontal abduction Left elbow extension Left forearm supination Left wrist extension Left wrist ulnar deviation Left palm extension Left fingers extension Right elbow flexion Right forearm pronation Right wrist flexion Right wrist radial deviation Right palm flexion Right fingers flexion Thoracic right lateral flexion Thoracic flexion Thoracic extension Lumbar left lateral flexion Lumbar flexion Lumbar extension Left pelvic rotation Right hip extension Right hip external rotation Right hip abduction Left hip flexion Left hip internal rotation Left hip adduction Left knee flexion Left tibial internal rotation Right knee extension Right tibial external rotation Left ankle dorsiflexion Left heel eversion Left arch collapse Left toes flexion Right ankle plantar-flexion Right heel inversion Right arch raise Right toes extension At RESET, we believe that we are the first organization to bring an understanding to how each and every tri-planar movement of the axial skeleton fits in with the appendicular skeleton within these various foundational movement patterns. The RESET system is predicated on all of these puzzle pieces (single joint movements) fit into the larger puzzles (foundational movement patterns). Others, most notably Janda, have offered explanations of movement patterns that include various slings, chains and loops but again, we believe that we are the first to offer a tri-planar joint by joint breakdown of foundational patterns of movement. (c) Shawn Sherman This article represents copyrighted material and may only be reproduced in whole for personal use. It may not be edited, altered, or otherwise modified, except with the express permission of the author.
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