M.E FEATURE
By Sean Johnson
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LECTRICITY IS A UNIQUE
FORM OF ENERGY THAT POWERS JUST
ABOUT EVERYTHING IN OUR LIVES. YOUR
APPLIANCES IN YOUR HOUSE WOULDN’T
FUNCTION WITHOUT IT. THEY WOULD
ACTUALLY BE USELESS WITHOUT THE FLOW
OF ELECTRICITY TO POWER THEMSELVES
AND PERFORM THE FUNCTION FOR WHICH
THEY WERE DESIGNED.
Your body operates on the same
principle except the central nervous
system (CNS) is the power provider
and carrier. It would make logical
sense then, that if the CNS became
compromised in some way, it would
affect the functioning of your
body. Bodybuilding places a large
emphasis on the need for your body
to be functioning optimally so when
your CNS becomes hampered in its
ability to do so, this often leads to less
than ideal training results.
The compression of nerves (particularly
spinal nerves) causes irritation of the dura-
mater which is continuous with the fascia of
the body. This irritation of the nerve (to varying
degrees) creates a dural drag, asymmetrical
tension or tightness in the musculature
leading to pain or discomfort. This affects the
functioning of our CNS compromising our
bodily structure and systems.
There are different types of pain that your
body will experience. Muscular pain tends to
be a dull ache. Bone pain is a deep, dull and
enduring pain while vascular pain is throbbing,
changing and hard to pin down. Nerve pain is
a sharp, burning or shooting pain that literally
can bring an abrupt end to your training.
This sharp pain is communicated to your
brain via pain-sensitive nerve endings called
nociceptors. These nociceptors can be found
avoiding a
power
failure
UNDERSTANDING NEURAL IMPINGEMENT
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