Tensegrity

James FlaxmanHealth, ,

The concept of tensegrity within a living form, produced by tensional forces between ridged and pliable structures, resembles the tensegrity model that has been illustrated through architectures and sculptures.  A tensegrity model relies on localised areas of compression that are connected, unit wide by tensile force. Ridged structures, surrounded by the continuous tensional forces of pliable structures, appear to float within the construction (Fuller, 1975, as cited in Hohenschurz-Schmidt, Esteves, & Thomson, 2016). The human body offers a biomechanical example, combining rigid structures (bones) and tensioned elements (connective tissue) that form a stable arrangement with global tensional connections. (Hohenschurz-Schmidt, Esteves, Read More

Functional Sling of the Foot

James FlaxmanRemedial Massage

Peroneus longus is located laterally on the leg, originating at the head of the fibula and the proximal two-thirds of the fibula. The insertion points require the peroneus tendon to cross deep in the plantar surface inserting laterally on the medial cuneiform and base of the first metatarsal (Biel, 2014). Tibialis anterior as it name suggests is located on the anterior surface of the leg, originating at the interosseous membrane, lateral surface of the tibia and the lateral condyle of the tibia. It inserts medially on the plantar surface of medial cuneiform and base of the first metatarsal (Biel, 2014). Read More