This is our key foundational piece of what we do. It’s the “cornerstone” on which so much of how we analyze movement and problem solve is dependent on. Combining an array of key sciences, AFS® works from the premise that our bodies function in a “3D” (three dimensions) way…we each have main areas of mind, body, and spirit. For some they’d call it our intellect/understanding/thinking, our physical body and it’s workings, and then our emotions/drive/feelings – that inner part that makes you you. From the physical side a prime understanding is that all joints have 3 D motion considerations.
Some move incredibly through all 3 planes, while others may move predominantly in one plane and are having to stabilize in one or two of the other planes (Sagittal – forward-backward motions, Frontal -side to side, Transverse-twisting). In AFS ® we also appreciate the workings of the “kinetic chain” – the interconnectedness of all these body parts. Many people use the term “functional” loosely but at Peak Performance our tie in to AFS ® principles takes these understandings to a whole new level. None of this is standard teaching at all for PT’s in school.
