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Jun 26 5 tweets 2 min read
Anyone know of any credible articles or research on lack of mind/body connection affecting proprioception & movement? IE we’ve spent so long being detached from our bodies that new neural pathways need to be formed when doing physical exercise? #Dissociatwt #therapistconnect
Let me explain..if we’re learning a new move in the gym we often know we’ve sent a message to that body part to move but it doesn’t. We’ve found ways of helping pathway establish like slapping that area, looking at it, talking out loud, doing the movement at same time as others
When we are running, if there is anything that signals ‘danger’ eg we can’t see where our feet land, uneven ground, shade or low light and especially down hill sections we FREEZE. It could be that this is a separate ‘trigger’ but I think the two are connected.
Our body self is scrabbling for connection with the ground to establish where we are in space.
Our inability to do this means our nervous system senses danger & freezes. We feel so upset when we can’t explain this & want to find info most likely neuroscience focused on trauma?
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