What are we talking about? Motor control. Have you ever had a tight muscle or area of the body that will not "release" no matter what you did? Foam roller, stretch, etc. What if that tissue is tight as a result of something telling it to? It is putting on the brakes… Gray Cook wrote an article on what the motor control system is and how to assess it. In summary, the article talks about something faulty in the body's coordination, timing, and symmetry. And that is what is causing the body to have the "brakes on" or a motor control dysfunction. If there is tissue tightening in Apex NC, everything from deep fascia to superficial scarring or scar tissue from a previous injury, the muscles will be told to tighten prematurely or even maintain a significant amount of resting tone simply to protect the kink in the system.

Avoiding Tightness in Apex NC