Ligament Fiber Therapy - Ligaments -
LIGAMENTS: A TENSILE FORCE GUIDANCE SYSTEM TREATMENT WITH LIGAMENT FIBER THERAPY
The body has a system of ligaments which responds with tension/force that is partially due to ➢ the energies within the intra-articular space.
These energies present 3-dimensional forces that affect the tension of the ligaments and these ligaments react to this tension with a force that is ➢ longitudinal ➢ horizontal.
Ligaments are connective tissue that have
➢ elastin, ➢ collagen, ➢ ground substance, as well as cells and other crystallized entities.
The elastin and collagen respond in manners similar to the binding/supporting functions of fascial tissues such as the iliotibial band.
The crystallized cells are apparently similar to the cells found in bone which have an electrophysiologic and electromagnetic component which can respond for guidance.
The function of the longitudinal force of ligaments is direction.
The function of the horizontal force of ligaments is coordination which affects balance.
There are lines of tension within the body from ligament to ligament.
Essentially all ligaments in the body have lines of tension with other ligaments.
These lines of tension are the energy waves which direct body parts during action, and which coordinate body parts during activity and movement.
These lines of tension can be accessed by stretching ligaments.
Each ligament is pulled in a longitudinal manner like a string; this string is between the two ligaments that are being pulled in that longitudinal manner.
Direct longitudinal stretch with 2 ligaments at the same time will access this line of tension.
In conditions of dysfunction, the line of tension may be compromised.
A longitudinal stretch on both ligaments will access the lines of tension, and will alleviate the compromise of the line of tension between these two ligaments.
The result will be improved direction of motion from the body part guided by this line of tension,
The horizontal force of the ligament is more difficult to address.
Within the ligaments are horizontal forces that are the coordinating forces of that body part during action and movement.
The horizontal force of the ligament coordinates the neighboring body parts that the ligament is attached to, so that the body parts which are attached will move in better relationship, one with the other.
In order to access this horizontal force within the ligament for improved coordination, there is a technique that can induce wave-like formation of the force.
If the hand is placed on the ligament while the joint is moving, the hand can respond to this horizontal force with intention to align this wave-like force in a horizontal manner.
This technique can be performed during ➢ sagittal plane movements (flexion and extension), ➢ coronal plane movements (abduction and adduction, right and left side bending),➢ transverse plane movements (external and internal rotation).
The hand rests on the ligament aligned in a horizontal manner in order to address the horizontal force within the ligament.
If there is a biomechanical problem within the joint affecting the 3-planar presentation of the energy within that joint in the intra-articular space, it may be premature to work on the Iigament, especially in a horizontal alignment of forces.
The longitudinal traction of the ligaments to address the line of tension to improve direction of that body part can often be addressed while addressing biomechanical dysfunction of the intra-articular space with
Muscle Energy and 'Beyond' Technique.
The horizontal force is less able to be corrected until there is a correction of biomechanical problems. The movement for correction of the horizontal force can be in a weight bearing or non-weight bearing manner.
The longitudinal traction on the ligament to access the line of tension and correct direction of the body part is best performed in a non-weight bearing manner.
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