Custom Rehabilitation Programmes

Rehabilitation - why & how?

I frequently hear: “It’s my posture. I try to sit straight but I can’t seem to maintain it.”

At all times your brain is working to keep your body in a particular position. Most of the time it is working against, or more correctly, ‘with’ gravity. When you first went into a swimming pool you probably felt very disorientated, but with practice you started to feel at ease and more in control of your body. This is because the buoyant effect of the water affected your sense of gravity and your brain became a bit ‘lost’ Your brain had to learn how to control all the parts of your body, every muscle and ultimately adapt to the new situation. This type of activity builds new connections in the brain and helps your brain learn how to co-ordinate and balance out all your muscles so you can hold your posture involuntarily and also make the voluntary movements that you wish to.

By constantly finding new environments that challenge your balance and control, your brain enhances its connections and builds new connections, thereby making you stronger and safer in your environment. This means that whenever you do something that you’re not used to, say, a sudden movement to avoid a car or other accident, you have more chance of your brain understanding how to co-ordinate your muscles, and therefore avoid overbalancing or even pulling a muscle.

The purpose of rehabilitation is therefore to stop the injury reoccurring by better preparing your brain to cope with your life!