Neuromuscular re-education techniques may be applied in a range of situations.
In our setting, the need to re-establish normal Kinaesthetic Sense and proprioception of the Cervical, Thoracic, Lumbar Spine, and Appendicular Skeleton is critical to eliminate many of the symptoms that a patient presents with during their treatment time.

 

It also consists of the following:

• Manual techniques

• Activities for balance and core control

• Therapeutic exercises that are designed to re-develop normal controlled movement patterns.

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To eliminate many of the symptoms a patient presents with during their treatment time, it is critical to re-establish normal kinaesthetic sense and proprioception of the Cervical, Thoracic, Lumbar spine, and appendicular skeleton. When these neurological characteristics are not functioning properly, a patient cannot maintain proper posture, and many of the muscles of the involved area do not function properly. Pain, inflammation, and swelling due to surgery or injury can lead to loss of neuromuscular control and abnormal movement.

 

Many of our patients have general tenderness and decreased motion of the joint(s). A joint needs to have full motion to be fully functional.
If the joint does have a full range of motion, weakness and functional limitations will develop over time. This time period is different for every patient, normally several weeks to months when the symptoms are not treated properly. Any loss of motion and strength must be addressed to eliminate the patient’s symptoms and correct the underlying problem. However, re-education of the nervous system must occur before developing enough strength and motion to regain full function. Without the neuromuscular re-education process, “normal” movement patterns are unlikely to be re-established.

Neuromuscular re-education plays a major role in the rehabilitation of our patients.
Using the proper techniques, activities, and exercises on an injured body part will prevent acute injury from developing

into a chronic problem.

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Reflexes

The sense of proprioception is essential for the motor (muscle) coordination of the body. Proprioceptors can form reflex circuits with motor neurons to provide rapid feedback about body and limb position. These mechanosensory circuits are important for flexibly maintaining posture and balance, especially during locomotion. For example, consider the stretch reflex, in which a stretch across a muscle is detected by a sensory receptor (e.g., muscle spindle), which activates a motor neuron to induce muscle contraction and oppose the stretch. During locomotion, sensory neurons can reverse their activity when stretched to promote rather than oppose the movement.

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Our Main Goal

The goal of neuromuscular re-education activities is to retrain a body part to perform a task that the body part was previously able to accomplish. Pain, inflammation, and swelling due to injury, disease, or surgery can lead to loss of neural muscular control and abnormal movement.

Neuromuscular Re-Education consists of manual techniques and activities all about balance, core control, and therapeutic exercises to redevelop normal, controlled movement patterns. The goal is to retrain the nerve signals and rebuild muscle memory through repeated movement patterns. The repetition re-establishes and re-educates the nervous system, so a guest experiences movement patterns that do not have abnormalities. Redeveloping normal movement patterns and functional capabilities occurs if the nervous system controls the musculoskeletal system.