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Applied Functional Science® Nomenclature:

The Language of Movement


TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Overview 4 Learning Objectives 4

Part 1 – Applied Functional Science®: Foundation, Process, and Nomenclature 4 Part 2a – Primary Teaching Example and Environment 4 Part 2b – Beginning Position 5 Part 2c – Driver, Triangulation, Rule of Self-‐Selection, and Action 5 Part 2d – Ending Position 5 Part 3a – Connector Terms 5 Part 3b – Vertical Logic to Horizontal Display and Examples 5

Part 1 – Applied Functional Science®: Foundation, Process, and Nomenclature 6 The Need for Applied Functional Science® Nomenclature 6

Traditional Examples 6 Traditional Examples vs. Applied Functional Science® Examples 6 Applied Functional Science® 7 Principle-‐Strategy-‐Technique Process 8 Process Parallel 8

Part 2A – Primary Teaching Example and Environment 8 Primary Teaching Example 8

Vertical Logic 9 Vertical Logic of Primary Teaching Example 9 Environment 9 Manipulation to Environment 9

Part 2B – Beginning Position 10 Six (6) Global Beginning Positions 10

Upright 10 SFT Syntax 11 Kneeling 12 Sitting 13 Prone 14 Supine 16 Side-‐Lying 19 Manipulation to Beginning Position 22

Part 2C – Driver, Triangulation, Rule of Self-‐Selection, and Action 23 Driver 23 Triangulation 23 Angulational Coordinate 24 Vertical Coordinate 25 Horizontal Coordinate 25 Rule of Self-‐Selection 26 Action 26 Manipulation to Action 26

Part 2D – Ending Position 27 Ending Position 27

Manipulation to Ending Position 28 Part 3A – Connector Terms 28 Two Actions Within One Movement 28


Part 3B – Vertical Logic to Horizontal Display and Examples 28 Vertical Logic 28 Horizontal Display 28 Examples 29

Lunges 29 Hand Reaches 29 Lunges with Reaches 29 Lifts 29 Balance Reaches 30 On-‐Ground Reaches and Swings 30 First Original Example 30 Second Original Example 30 Third Original Example 30

Conclusion 31 Appendix A 33


Applied Functional Science® Nomenclature: The Language of Movement

OVERVIEW: Applied Functional Science® Nomenclature is a language system in which any and all movement can be accurately defined and described. To best understand and utilize this system, it is imperative that one first understands Applied Functional Science®, consisting of a process that includes scientific principles stemming to formulated strategies in creating powerful and unlimited techniques. Unlimited techniques … How does one know precisely the movement being implemented? This is only answered through Applied Functional Science® Nomenclature, the terming and organizing of any and all movement. Applied Functional Science® Nomenclature involves identifying and understanding the environments in which movement occurs, the many positions, drivers, and actions of the body, the three-‐dimensionality of muscles and joints, the subconscious Chain Reactions® throughout the body triggered by movement. Applied Functional Science® Nomenclature takes into account the above and systematically arranges it into a format that allows the movement industry to recognize, comprehend, and speak the same language. With imagination comes an infinite array of movements … having a language in which all movement can be described allows for a limitless world of imagination!

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Part 1 – Applied Functional Science®: Foundation, Process, and Nomenclature

1. Recognize and value the need for Applied Functional Science® Nomenclature based on consistency, completeness, and communication.

2. Recognize and value the differences on how movements are termed between traditional examples and Applied Functional Science® Nomenclature examples.

3. Recognize and value Applied Functional Science® as a journey, as a way to understand the world we live in, and a convergence of the physical, biological, and behavioral sciences.

4. Recognize and value the Principle-‐Strategy-‐Technique Process of Applied Functional Science®. 5. Recognize and value the parallel of the Principle-‐Strategy-‐Technique Process with that of Applied

Functional Science® Nomenclature, specifically as it relates to the three-‐dimensionality of movement, gravity, movement being driven, dynamic, variable, and individualized.

Part 2A – Primary Teaching Example and Environment

1. Recognize and value the primary teaching example that will guide the introduction, understanding, and significance of the information that follows.

2. Recognize and value the vertical logic consisting of the ten (10) fields of Applied Functional Science® Nomenclature – Environment, Manipulation to Environment, Beginning Position, Manipulation to Beginning Position, Driver, Triangulation, Action, Manipulation to Action, Ending Positions, and Manipulation to Ending Position.

3. Understand and apply the primary field of Environment to be anything one may be “in” or “on” within a movement.

4. Understand and apply the secondary field of Manipulation to Environment to be tools used within a movement.


Part 2B – Beginning Position

1. Understand and apply the primary field of Beginning Position to be any one (1) of six (6) global positions, including the SFT Syntax, which sets up a movement.

2. Understand and apply the secondary field of Manipulation to Beginning Position to be additional context to the Beginning Position and/or specific position(s) of the body’s joints/segments within a movement.

Part 2C – Driver, Triangulation, Rule of Self-‐Selection, and Action

1. Understand and apply the primary field of Driver to be anatomical and elicit a Chain Reaction® within a movement.

2. Understand and apply the primary field of Triangulation to consist of an Angulational Coordinate (direction), a Vertical Coordinate (height), and a Horizontal Coordinate (distance) within a movement.

3. Understand and apply the Rule of Self-‐Selection in movement analysis. 4. Understand and apply the primary field of Action to be the specific execution of a movement. 5. Understand and apply the secondary field of Manipulation to Action to be additional context to the

Action and/or specific motions of the body’s joints/segments within a movement. Part 2D – Ending Position

1. Understand and apply the primary field of Ending Position to be any one (1) of six (6) global positions, including the SFT Syntax, which completes a movement.

2. Understand and apply the secondary field of Manipulation to Ending Position to be additional context to the Ending Position and/or specific position(s) of the body’s joints/segments within a movement.

Part 3A – Connector Terms

1. Comprehend and employ how to utilize two actions within one movement, thus using powerful connector terms that indicate sequencing.

Part 3B – Vertical Logic to Horizontal Display and Examples

1. Recognize and value how to transform vertical logic of Applied Functional Science® Nomenclature into a horizontal display (sentence form).

2. Comprehend and employ how to precisely and accurately utilize and implement Applied Functional Science® Nomenclature into use through a series of relevant examples serving as a review to the entire module.

3. Recognize and value the power of Applied Functional Science® Nomenclature as it relates to the movement industry.

“Works of imagination should be written in very plain language; the more purely imaginative they are the more necessary it is to be plain.” – Samuel Taylor Coleridge “The limits of my knowledge mean the limits of my world.” – Ludwig Wittgenstein


Part 1 – APPLIED FUNCTIONAL SCIENCE®: FOUNDATION, PROCESS, AND NOMENCLATURE The Need for Applied Functional Science® Nomenclature

• Three Cs o Consistency o Completeness o Communication

Traditional Examples:

• “One Leg Balance Reach” • "Forward Lunge with Medicine Ball with Trunk Rotation” • “Dumbbell Squat and Shoulder Press”

“Dialect tempered with slang is an admirable medium of communication between persons who have nothing to say and persons who would not care for anything properly said.” – Thomas Bailey Aldrich Traditional Examples vs. Applied Functional Science® Examples:

• “One Leg Balance Reach” vs. “Left Single Leg Balance, Right Foot, Anterior @ Knee to End Range of Motion, Reach”

o Please Reference Picture 1 • "Forward Lunge with Medicine Ball with Trunk Rotation” vs. “(Medicine Ball, Anterior @ Shoulder), Right

Foot, Anterior, Lunge with Bilateral Hands, Right Rotational @ Shoulder, Lift” o Please Reference Picture 2

• “Dumbbell Squat and Shoulder Press” vs. “(Dumbbells, @ Shoulder), XWX, Pelvis, @ Vertical to End Range of Motion, Squat with Bilateral Hands, @ Overhead to End Range of Motion, Press”

o Please Reference Picture 3

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Applied Functional Science®

• A Journey • Understanding the World We Live In • Convergence of Sciences – Please Reference Picture 4

o Physical o Biological o Behavioral

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“If language be not in accordance with the truth of things, affairs cannot be carried on to success.” – Confucius Principle-‐Strategy-‐Technique Process

• Principles o Why o Core “Truths” (Understandings)

• Strategies o How o “Plans of Action” Based on Principles

• Techniques o What o Exercises and Activities that Implement Strategies

Process Parallel

• 3D → Nomenclature Must Represent → Triangulation • Gravity → Nomenclature Must Represent → Positions • Driven → Nomenclature Must Represent → Drivers • Dynamic → Nomenclature Must Represent → Tripost • Variable → Nomenclature Must Represent → Manipulations • Individualized → Nomenclature Must Represent → Real and Relative

“A child, when it begins to speak, learns what it is that it knows.” – John Hall Wheelock

Part 2A – PRIMARY TEACHING EXAMPLE AND ENVIRONMENT “Language is the archives of history.” – Emerson Primary Teaching Example

• “Box (Medicine Ball, @ Chest), Left Single Leg Balance (Left Knee, Extended), Right Foot, Anterior @ -‐3” to End Range of Motion, Reach (Trunk, Flexing), XNX (Bilateral Hands, @ OH)”

o Please Reference Picture 5 Picture 5:


Vertical Logic • Environment • (Manipulation to Environment) • Beginning Position • (Manipulation to Beginning Position) • Driver • Triangulation

o Angulational Coordinate o Vertical Coordinate o Horizontal Coordinate

• Action • (Manipulation to Action) • Ending Position • (Manipulation to Ending Position)

Vertical Logic of Primary Teaching Example

• Box • (Medicine Ball, @ Chest) • Left Single Leg Balance • (Left Knee, Extended) • Right Foot • [Triangulation]

o Anterior @ o -‐3” to o End Range of Motion

• Reach • (Trunk, Flexing) • XNX • (Bilateral Hands, @ Overhead)

Environment

• On or In • Default = Open Space • Examples

o AirBAPS™, Balance Pad, Bench, BOSU® Ball, Cable Column, Chair, Decline Bench, Incline Bench, Machine, Pool, Sand, Slide Board, Squat Rack, Stability Ball, Stackable Step / Box, Table, TrueStretch™, VibePlate™, Etc.

Manipulation to Environment

• External Drivers / Tools • Assumed to be Utilized by Anatomical Driver or Assumed Default to External Driver • Examples

o Dumbbell(s), Barbell, Curl Bar, Kettlebell, Exercise Band / Bungee Cord, Stackable Step / Box, Foam Roller, Medicine Ball, Jump Rope, Tire, Weight Vest, Etc.


Part 2B – BEGINNING POSITION Six (6) Global Positions

• Upright • Kneeling • Sitting • Prone • Supine • Side-‐Lying

Upright

• Unilateral Stance o Right Single Leg Balance – Please Reference Picture 6 o Left Single Leg Balance – Please Reference Picture 7

• Bilateral Stance (“Standing”) o Default – Please Reference Picture 8 o SFT Syntax

! Symmetrical – Please Reference Appendix A ! Asymmetrical

• Where’s the Tripost? o Unilateral Stance – Under Balancing Foot o Bilateral Stance – Between Both Feet

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SFT Syntax

• Symmetrical Stances o Please Reference Chart 1

• Asymmetrical Stances o Transverse Plane Designation

! Right = (R) ! Left = (L)

o Examples ! RWE(L) – Please Reference Chart 2 ! LNI(R) – Please Reference Chart 3 ! XXE(L)

Chart 1:

Symmetrical Stances SFT Syntax Sagittal Plane Tweaks: Sagittal Plane Tweaks:

• Neutral (Side by Side) • Right (Right in Front of Left) • Left (Left in Front of Right)

• Neutral = X • Right = R • Left = L

Frontal Plane Tweaks: Frontal Plane Tweaks: • Neutral (Shoulder-‐Width) • Narrow (< Shoulder-‐Width) • Wide (> Shoulder-‐Width)

• Neutral = X • Narrow = N • Wide = W

Transverse Plane Tweaks: Transverse Plane Tweaks: • Neutral (Pointing Forward) • Internally Rotated (Pointing Inward) • Externally Rotated (Pointing Outward)

• Neutral = X • Internally Rotated = I • Externally Rotated = E


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Chart 3: Kneeling

• Three (3) Positions o Kneeling – Please Reference Picture 9 o Right Kneeling – Please Reference Picture 10 o Left Kneeling – Please Reference Picture 11

• Where’s the Tripost? o Keeling – Between Both Knees o Right Kneeling – Between Right Knee and Left Foot o Left Kneeling – Between Left Knee and Right Foot

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Sitting

• Two (2) Positions o On Ground – Please Reference Picture 12 o On Equipment – Please Reference Picture 13

• Where’s the Tripost? o On Ground – Upper Extremity Reference Under Base of Support (Butt), Lower Extremity

Referenced Between Both Feet o On Equipment – Upper Extremity Reference Under Base of Support (Butt), Lower Extremity

Referenced Between Both Feet Picture 12:


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Prone

• Seven (7) Positions o Prone – Please Reference Picture 14 o Prone (Hands & Feet) – Please Reference Picture 15 o Prone (Hands & Knees) – Please Reference Picture 16 o Prone (Hands & Lower Body) – Please Reference Picture 17 o Prone (Elbows & Feet) – Please Reference Picture 18 o Prone (Elbows & Knees) – Please Reference Picture 19 o Prone (Elbows & Lower Body) – Please Reference Picture 20

• Other Positions o 3-‐Point Contact o 2-‐Point Contact

• Where’s the Tripost? o Between Both Feet

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Supine

• Seven (7) Positions o Supine – Please Reference Picture 21 o Supine (Hands & Feet) – Please Reference Picture 22 o Supine (Hands & Lower Body) – Please Reference Picture 23 o Supine (Elbows & Feet) – Please Reference Picture 24 o Supine (Elbows & Lower Body) – Please Reference Picture 25 o Supine (Shoulders & Feet) – Please Reference Picture 26 o Supine (Bridge) – Please Reference Picture 27


• Other Positions o 3-‐Point Contact o 2-‐Point Contact

• Where’s the Tripost? o Between Both Feet

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Side-‐Lying

• Five (5) Positions o Right / Left Side-‐Lying – Please Reference Pictures 28 & 29 o Right / Left Side-‐Lying (Hand & Foot) – Please Reference Pictures 30 & 31 o Right / Left Side-‐Lying (Hand & Lower Body) – Please Reference Pictures 32 & 33 o Right / Left Side-‐Lying (Elbow & Foot) – Please Reference Pictures 34 & 35 o Right / Left Side-‐Lying (Elbow & Lower Body) – Please Reference Pictures 36 & 37

• Other Positions • Where’s the Tripost?

o Under Dominant Foot or Between Both Feet (When Applicable) Picture 28:

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Manipulation to Beginning Position

• Two (2) Main Roles o Additional Context to Beginning Position – Necessary Component Positions o Primary Manipulation of Segment(s) / Joint(s) – Positions

! Prefix • “ed” • “us”

! Please Reference Chart 4 • “Fixed” – Segment / Joint Remains in Position for Movement


Chart 4: Joint Sagittal Plane Positions Frontal Plane Positions Transverse Plane Positions

Midtarsal dorsiflexed plantarflexed everted inverted adducted / adductus abducted / abductus

equinus valgus varus internally rotated externally rotated

Subtalar dorsiflexed plantarflexed everted inverted adducted / adductus abducted / abductus

equinus valgus varus internally rotated externally rotated

Ankle flexed extended everted inverted adducted / adductus abducted / abductus

valgus varus internally rotated externally rotated

Knee flexed extended abducted / abductus adducted / adductus

internally rotated externally rotated valgus varus

Hip flexed extended abducted / abductus adducted / adductus

internally rotated externally rotated valgus varus

Lumbar Spine flexed extended left laterally flexed right laterally flexed left rotated right rotated

Thoracic Spine flexed extended left laterally flexed right laterally flexed left rotated right rotated

Cervical Spine flexed extended left laterally flexed right laterally flexed left rotated right rotated

Shoulder flexed extended abducted / abductus adducted / adductus internally rotated externally rotated

horizontally adducted / horizontally adductus

horizontally abducted / horizontally abductus

Elbow flexed extended abducted / abductus adducted / adductus internally rotated externally rotated

valgus varus pronated supinated

Wrist flexed extended ulnarly deviated radially deviated internally rotated externally rotated

pronated supinated

Part 2C – DRIVER, TRIANGULATION, RULE OF SELF-‐SELECTION, AND ACTION

Driver

• Elicits a Chain Reaction® • Anatomical

o Right / Left Hand, Bilateral Hands, Alternating Hands, Reciprocating Hands, Right / Left Foot, Bilateral Feet, Alternating Feet, Reciprocating Feet, Eyes, Pelvis, Head, Right ‘ Left Knee, Etc.

Triangulation

• Three (3) Coordinates to Identify Specific Spot in Three-‐Dimensional Space o Angulational Coordinate

! Which Way o Vertical Coordinate

! How High o Horizontal Coordinate

! How Far


Angulational Coordinate • Ten (10), One-‐Directional Terms – Please Reference Chart 5

o Relative Terms • Unlimited Directions (360°) – Please Reference Chart 6

o Real Terms • Three (3), Two-‐Directional Terms

o Sagittal Plane o Frontal Plane o Transverse Plane

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Vertical Coordinate • Relative Terms

o Anatomical ! Overhead ! Shoulder ! Chest ! Hip ! Knee ! Ankle ! Ground ! Vertical

• Real Terms o [#] [Metric Unit] o + / -‐

• Preceded by “@”

Horizontal Coordinate • Relative Terms

o Range of Motion ! Initial ! Mid ! End

• Real Terms o [#] [Metric Unit]

• Preceded by “to”


Rule of Self-‐Selection • Patient / Client /Person Self-‐Selects Unknown Variable(s) within Context of Movement

o SFT Syntax ! Sagittal Plane – R or L (Distance) ! Frontal Plane – N or W (Distance) ! Transverse Plane – I or E (Degrees)

o Triangulation ! Angulational Coordinate – Right or Left Rotational (Degrees) ! Horizontal Coordinate

• Body will Follow Path of Least resistance The exercise is the test and the test is the exercise.” – Dr. Gary Gray Action

• Examples o Catch, Curl, Fly, Hop, Jop, Jump, Kick, Lift, Lunge, Pivot, Press, Pull, Punch, Push-‐Up, Reach,

Squat, Swing, Throw, Etc. Manipulation to Action

• Additional Context to Action • Primary Manipulation of Segment(s) / Joint(s) – Motions

o Suffix ! “ing” ! “ion”

o Please Reference Chart 7


Chart 7: Joint Sagittal Plane Motions Frontal Plane Motions Transverse Plane Motions

Midtarsal dorsiflexing plantarflexing everting inverting adducting /

internally rotating abducting /

externally rotating

dorsiflexion plantarflexion eversion inversion adduction / internal rotation

abduction / external rotation

Subtalar dorsiflexing plantarflexing everting inverting adducting /


externally rotating



Ankle dorsiflexing plantarflexing everting inverting adducting /


externally rotating



Knee flexing extending abducting adducting internally rotating externally rotating

flexion extension abduction adduction internal rotation external rotation

Hip flexing extending abducting adducting internally rotating externally rotating

flexion extension abduction adduction internal rotation external rotation

Lumbar Spine

flexing extending left laterally flexing

right laterally flexing left rotating right rotating

flexion extension left lateral flexion

right lateral flexion left rotation right rotation

Thoracic Spine





Cervical Spine





Shoulder flexing extending abducting adducting internally rotating /

horizontally adducting externally rotating / horizontally abducting

flexion extension abduction adduction internal rotation / horizontal adduction

external rotation / horizontal abduction

Elbow flexing extending abducting adducting internally rotating /

pronating externally rotating /

supinating

flexion extension abduction adduction internal rotation / pronation

external rotation / supination

Wrist flexing extending ulnarly

deviating radially deviating

internally rotating / pronating

externally rotating / supinating

flexion extension ulnarly deviation

radially deviation

internal rotation / pronation

external rotation / supination

Part 2D – ENDING POSITION

Ending Position

• Same as Beginning Positions • Six (6) Global Positions

o Upright o Kneeling o Sitting o Prone o Supine o Side-‐Lying


• If No Ending Position Identified, Then Return to Beginning Positions • If Ending Position is Different from Beginning Position, Then it Must be Stated

Manipulation to Ending Position

• Two (2) Main Roles o Additional Context to Beginning Position – Necessary Component Positions o Primary Manipulation of Segment(s) / Joint(s) – Positions

! Prefix • “ed” • “us”

! Please Reference Chart 4 • If Manipulation to Ending Position (Same as Beginning Position), Then Re-‐Identify Position Prior to

Manipulation to Ending Position

Part 3A – CONECTOR TERMS Two Actions Within One Movement

• Each Action Requires Driver and Triangulation • Connector Terms (Sequencing of Movement)

o “with” – Two Different, Simultaneous Actions o “and” – Two Same, Simultaneous Actions o “then” – Sequencing of Two Actions (Finish In-‐Sync) o “hold” – Sequencing of Two Actions (Finish Out-‐of-‐Sync) o “to” – Sequencing Two Actions (First to Completion, Second to Completion)

Part 3B – VERTICAL LOGIC TO HORIZONTAL DISPLAY AND EXAMPLES Vertical Logic

• Environment • (Manipulation to Environment) • Beginning Position • (Manipulation to Beginning Position) • Driver • Triangulation (Angulational Coordinate @Vertical Coordinate to Horizontal Coordinate) • Action • (Manipulation to Action) • Ending Position • (Manipulation to Ending Position)

Horizontal Display

• Environment (Manipulation to Environment), Beginning Position (Manipulation to Beginning Position), Driver, Triangulation, Action (Manipulation to Action), Ending Position (Manipulation to Ending Position)


Examples • Lunges • Reaches • Lunges with Reaches • Lifts • Single Leg Balance Reaches • On-‐Ground Reaches • On-‐Ground Swings

Lunges

• Right Foot, Anterior / 0°, Lunge • Right Foot, Right Anterior-‐Lateral / R45°, Lunge • Right Foot, Right Lateral / R90°, Lunge • Right Foot, Right Posterior-‐Lateral / R135°, Lunge • Right Foot, Posterior / 180°, Lunge • Right Foot, Left Posterior-‐Lateral L135°, Lunge • Right Foot, Left Lateral. L90°, Lunge • Right Foot, Left Anterior-‐Lateral / L45°, Lunge

Hand Reaches

• (Bilateral Hands, @ SH), Alternating Hands, Anterior @ Overhead, Reach • (Bilateral Hands, @ SH), Alternating Hands, Same Side Lateral @ Overhead, Reach • (Bilateral Hands, @ SH), Alternating Hands, Opposite Side Rotational @ Overhead, Reach • (Bilateral Hands, @ SH), Alternating Hands, Posterior @ Overhead, Reach • (Bilateral Hands, @ SH), Alternating Hands, Opposite Side Lateral @ Overhead, Reach • (Bilateral Hands, @ SH), Alternating Hands, Same Side Rotational @ Overhead, Reach

Lunges with Reaches

• Right Foot, Anterior, Lunge with Bilateral Hands, Anterior @ Ankle, Reach • (Bilateral Hands, @ Overhead), Right Foot, Anterior, Lunge with Bilateral Hands, Left Lateral @

Overhead, Reach • (Bilateral Hands, Anterior @ Shoulder), Right Foot, Anterior, Lunge with Bilateral Hands, Right Rotational

@ Shoulder, Reach • Left Foot, Left Lateral, Lunge with Bilateral Hands, Posterior @ Overhead, Reach • (Bilateral Hands, @ Overhead), Left Foot, Left Lateral, Lunge with Bilateral Hands, Right Lateral @

Overhead, Reach • (Bilateral Hands, Anterior @ Shoulder), Left Foot, Left Lateral, Lunge with Bilateral Hands, Left Rotational

@ Shoulder, Reach Lifts

• (Dumbbells), Reciprocating Hands, Anterior @ Shoulder, Lift • (Dumbbells), Reciprocating Hands, Posterior @ Shoulder, Lift • (Dumbbells), Reciprocating Hands, Same Side Lateral @ Shoulder, Lift • (Dumbbells), Reciprocating Hands, Opposite Side Lateral @ Shoulder, Lift • (Dumbbells), Reciprocating Hands, Same Side Rotational @ Shoulder, Lift • (Dumbbells), Reciprocating Hands, Opposite Side Rotational @ Shoulder, Lift


Balance Reaches • Right Single Leg Balance, Left Foot, Anterior @ Ankle, Reach • Right Single Leg Balance, Left Foot, Right Lateral @ Ankle, Reach • Right Single Leg Balance, Left Foot, Right Rotational @ Ankle, Reach • Left Single Leg Balance, Bilateral Hands, Posterior @ Overhead, Reach • Left Single Leg Balance, Bilateral Hands, Left Lateral @ Overhead, Reach • Left Single Leg Balance, Bilateral Hands, Left Rotational @ Overhead, Reach

On-‐Ground Reaches and Swings

• Prone (Hands & Feet), Right Knee, Anterior @ Chest, Reach • Prone (Hands & Feet), Right Foot, Posterior @ Ankle, Reach • Prone (Hands & Feet), Right Foot, Right Lateral @ Ankle, Reach • Prone (Hands & Feet), Right Foot, Left Lateral @ Ankle, Reach • Prone (Hands & Feet), Right Foot, Right Rotational @ Ankle, Reach • Prone (Hands & Feet), Right Knee, Left Rotational @ Hip, Reach • Left Side-‐Lying (Elbow & Lower Body), Right Hand, Sagittal Plane, Swing • Left Side-‐Lying (Elbow & Lower Body), Right Hand, Frontal Plane, Swing • Left Side-‐Lying (Elbow & Lower Body), Right Hand, Transverse Plane, Swing

First Original Example

• “Left Single Leg Balance, Right Foot, Anterior @ Knee to End Range of Motion, Reach” • “Right Single Leg Balance, Left Foot, Anterior @ Knee to End Range of Motion, Reach” • “Right Single Leg Balance, Left Foot, Left Lateral @ Knee to End Range of Motion, Reach” • “Right Single Leg Balance, Left Foot, Left Lateral @ Ankle to End Range of Motion, Reach” • “Right Single Leg Balance, Left Foot, Left Lateral @ Hip to End Range of Motion, Reach”

Second Original Example

• “(Medicine Ball, Anterior @ Shoulder), Right Foot, Anterior, Lunge with Bilateral Hand, Right Rotation @ Shoulder, Lift”

• “(Medicine Ball, @ Shoulder), Right Foot, Anterior, Lunge with Bilateral Hand, Right Rotation @ Shoulder, Lift”

• “(Medicine Ball), Right Foot, Anterior, Lunge with Bilateral Hand, Right Rotation @ Shoulder, Lift” • “(Medicine Ball), Right Foot, Right Lateral, Lunge with Bilateral Hand, Right Rotation @ Shoulder, Lift” • “(Medicine Ball), Right Foot, Right Lateral, Lunge with Bilateral Hand, Anterior @ Shoulder, Lift” • “(Medicine Ball), Right Foot, Right Lateral, Lunge with Bilateral Hand, Anterior @ Knee, Lift”

Third Original Example

• “(Dumbbells, @ Shoulder), XWX, Pelvis, @ Vertical to End Range of Motion, Squat with Bilateral Hands, @ Overhead to End Range of Motion, Press”

• “(Dumbbells), XWX, Pelvis, @ Vertical to End Range of Motion, Squat with Bilateral Hands, @ Overhead to End Range of Motion, Press”

• “(Dumbbells), RWE, Pelvis, @ Vertical to End Range of Motion, Squat” • “(Dumbbells), RWE, Pelvis, @ Vertical to End Range of Motion, Squat with Bilateral Hands, Anterior @

Overhead to End Range of Motion, Press” • “(Dumbbells), RWE, Pelvis, @ Vertical to End Range of Motion, Squat with Bilateral Hands, @ Shoulder,

Curl”


CONCLUSION As you can see, the module on “Applied Functional Science® Nomenclature: The Language of Movement” has introduced, identified, and explained the elements of movement nomenclature. Much has been covered. Clearly there is a need of a practical – a useful – system that that accurately names movements exactly the way they are meant to be. The power of the language purely reflects the power and process of Applied Functional Science®. Understanding the world we live in, the three-‐dimensional world, as well as how we as individuals interact with the world we live in, creates a framework for movement – a framework for the language of movement. The convergence of physical, biological, and behavioral sciences allows for a solid, scientific foundation of guiding principles that lead to empowering strategies and unlimited techniques. Ralph Waldo Emerson is quoted as saying, “If you learn only methods, you'll be tied to your methods, but if you learn principles you can devise your own methods.” Therefore, the beauty of “Applied Functional Science® Nomenclature: The Language of Movement” lives in the creativity and empowerment it provides. Remember the goal of Applied Functional Science® Nomenclature: to empower you to utilize the best movements for you and/or the patients / clients in which you serve. Function, movement, is individualized. So, too, must be techniques. You have learned that Applied Functional Science® Nomenclature has a structure and a flow. There are 10 fields represented in the logic of Applied Functional Science® Nomenclature – six (6) Primary Fields and four (4) Secondary Fields. These are as follows, in order: The Primary Field of Environment, the Secondary Field of Manipulation (to Environment), the Primary Field of Beginning Position, the Secondary Field of Manipulation (to Beginning Position), the Primary Field of Driver, the Primary Field of Triangulation (consisting of Angulational Coordinate @ Vertical Coordinate to Horizontal Coordinate), the Primary Field of Action, the Secondary Field of Manipulation (to Action), the Primary Field of Ending Position, and the Secondary Field of Manipulation (to Ending Position). Each field presents not only a place to identify key components to movement, but presents one with many, many options involving an infinite menu of movement. An important question to always ask oneself is this: “What is the desired Chain Reaction®?” As you know, movement facilitates a Chain Reaction® throughout the body. It is up to us to leverage movement in making this happen based on the individual’s level of function, as well as his/her wants, needs, goals, and desires. The name of the game is using movement to assess one’s success and use movement to enhance one’s success. While there are many “takeaways” to this module, it is important to clearly identify two main points. The first point is that we will rarely employ Applied Functional Science® Nomenclature verbatim with our patients and clients. Odds are they will not understand exactly what is being conveyed because they have not studied the language. It is important that we translate our understanding of Applied Functional Science® Nomenclature into words and phrases that they understand. For example, I would not tell my client to perform a Right Foot, R45°, Lunge … No, based on my understanding and implementation of Applied Functional Science® Nomenclature, I would simply ask them to take a step towards that corner of the room and return … and it just so happens that the corner of the room is along the Right Anterior-‐Lateral Angulational Coordinate). Another example – I would not tell my client to accomplish a “RWE, Pelvis, @ Vertical to End Range of Motion, Squat with Bilateral Hands, Anterior @ Shoulder, Reach.” No, I would simply say, “Please position your feet wide, with your right foot in front of your left. Go ahead and point your toes out a little bit. From that position, go ahead and squat down as far as you can while reaching directly in front of you with both hands as you lower to the ground. The second point is that we do not need to get lost in the minutia of the exact order of the Applied Functional Science® Nomenclature fields. The fields are established so that any and all forms of movement can be clearly and correctly identified. The principal goal is to understand what each field represents and how this correlates to the movement. Therefore, one could say, “Lunge anterior with your right foot and press weights from your


shoulder to directly overhead with both hands.” We would know what this movement calls for because it includes the necessary fields of Applied Functional Science® Nomenclature, even though it is not in the precise order, which would be, “(Dumbbells, @ Shoulder), Right Foot, Anterior, Lunge with Bilateral Hands, @ Overhead, Press.” Charlton Laird, once said, “Language is a living thing. It must survive in men’s minds and on their tongues if it survives at all.” Applied Functional Science® Nomenclature is much needed in the movement industry … this is something that has not been done before, but is very much needed for the industry to be synergistic. The language of movement truly allows for our limits of movement to be endless. This is the power of the language – this is the empowerment of the language!


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