The helical biotensegrity model : a visual qualitative study of the continuous 3D movement of the head
Newell, Tiana (2024)
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Illustration of the helicoid movement pattern of the head
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2024
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The purpose of this thesis was to raise more interest towards the biotensegrity model in education and practice of osteopathy and other bodywork and movement therapies since traditional biomechanics fails to consider the complexity of living organisms when applied on humans and human movement.
The method of the study was visual auto-ethnography that illustrated the multiplanar and continuous movement patterns of the head. The hermeneutic exploration included cognitive observations of the embodied experience during the performance of the movement sequence.
The results demonstrated different movement patterns for the neurocranium and viscerocranium respectively during the three-dimensional movement sequence of the head. Focusing on the helical patterns enhanced the interoception and internal perspective in the movement generation. The embodied experience reflected previous findings on how internal perspective induces a significantly higher excitation of muscles in comparison to external perspective during the performance of the movement.
To conclude: understanding the fundamental scale free helical motion in the living tissues may aid the osteopathic or other health care practitioners in helping their patients move better and thus improve their various health and pain conditions. Visualization of helicality can aid the performance of tensegrity-like movement which could be utilized in rehabilitation and prevention of different chronic and fascia-related conditions. Biotensegrity provides interesting frontiers in health care that can point new directions beyond the paradigm of traditional reductionist biomechanical approach.
The method of the study was visual auto-ethnography that illustrated the multiplanar and continuous movement patterns of the head. The hermeneutic exploration included cognitive observations of the embodied experience during the performance of the movement sequence.
The results demonstrated different movement patterns for the neurocranium and viscerocranium respectively during the three-dimensional movement sequence of the head. Focusing on the helical patterns enhanced the interoception and internal perspective in the movement generation. The embodied experience reflected previous findings on how internal perspective induces a significantly higher excitation of muscles in comparison to external perspective during the performance of the movement.
To conclude: understanding the fundamental scale free helical motion in the living tissues may aid the osteopathic or other health care practitioners in helping their patients move better and thus improve their various health and pain conditions. Visualization of helicality can aid the performance of tensegrity-like movement which could be utilized in rehabilitation and prevention of different chronic and fascia-related conditions. Biotensegrity provides interesting frontiers in health care that can point new directions beyond the paradigm of traditional reductionist biomechanical approach.