Physical Holism
Posted on 05. Jun, 2010 by Anatomy Links in Theory to Practice
Instead of providing a segmented view, Anatomy Links promotes the body as a whole.
Although segmentation and dissection certainly have their purpose, I believe our often applied sectional approach should take a backseat during our clients’ assessment, treatment and training.
We have to realize that all systems and all their individual parts cannot exist on their own. In other words, our muscles, deep fasciae, bones, nerves, vessels, joint capsules, skin and other organs only endure and function because they inter-connect, because they relate and influence one another. It is because of this that isolated or disconnected parts wither and die.
Without listing every possible scenario and mentioning particulars on inter-organ connections ….
It is important to realize that muscle connects with skin. Because it does, muscle pain, dysfunction or injury projects on connecting skin and vice versa. Consequently, treating connecting skin has a positive influence over muscle and vice versa.
It is important to realize deep fascia connects with muscle. Because it does deep fascia pain, dysfunction or injury projects on connecting muscle and vice versa. Consequently, treating connecting deep fascia has a positive influence over muscle and vice versa.
It is important to realize that veins connect with joint capsule. Because they do vein pain, dysfunction or injury projects on connecting joint capsule and vice versa. Consequently, treating connecting veins has a positive influence over joint capsule and vice versa.
Because of physical inter-organ connections we can approach pain, dysfunction or injury from many different angles. After all, we can treat and exercise all connecting organs to solve dysfunction, alleviate pain and promote recovery.
So, after vigorously studying the nervous, circulatory, musculoskeletal and visceral systems and all their individual parts it might be time to put them all together and see the physical human body for what it is; a singular entity, ONE.