The Sport Specific Performance Augmentation Program

The Sport Specific Performance Augmentation Program (SSPAP) is a revolutionary personalized approach designed, not only to optimize performance, but to augment your sport performance. SSPAP integrates the knowledge of body mechanics analysis, the unique approach of advanced Trigenics sport applications (hyperlink to trigenics athletic), breathing technique, and personal postural exercises.

The primary goals of SSPAP:

The SSPAP following a 3-step procedures.

  1. Initial assessment is performed to determine
    1. Potential biomechanic dysfunction
    2. Strength and length of general body musculature balance. The results are mapped out on a chart indicating which muscles need to be strengthened and/or lengthened.
    3. Posture analysis. Measurements are taken to map out your posture in 3-dimenson.
  2. Treatment programs including personalized posture exercises, Trigenics treatment and other physical therapies and manual therapies if necessary.
  3. Once the posture exercises are completed, it is followed by the sport augmentation program.

SSPAP is based on two fundamental principles about body movement and human kinetic.

Structural Alignment

The first principle is the important concept of posture. Forms precede function or function follows structure. As the human body begins in his or her production of movement, it depends on the structural integrity and alignment of the Kinetic Chain (KC). This structural alignment is known as posture, and the KC consists of the muscular system, articular (joint) system and nervous system (1,2). Once the body has neuromuscular control, optimum posture and alignment will provide optimum structural and functional efficiency. If one component in the KC is out of alignment, it creates predictable patterns of tissue overload and dysfunction, leading to decreased neuromuscular control and initiating the cumulative injury cycle. When the cumulative injury cycle is initiated, it will cause a decrease in performance and eventual injury (4-5). This will create predicable patterns of dysfunction referred to as postural distortion patterns (6,7). Dysfunctional posture and movement patterns, and subtle instability can develop without warning, and may lead to pain, decreased mobility, or weakness, thus inhibiting proper muscle function and delaying the benefits of exercise.

Functional neurology

The second principle is the concept of functional neurology. All information must go through the brain by way of a process called sensorimotor integration. This process sorts the cumulative information from the above three systems (muscle, joint, nerve) and allows for movement control. Prolonged postural distortion patterns will lead to dysfunction movement patterns. Once the posture is corrected, the body may need to ‘re-learn” the proper movement pattern in which the way your brain communicates with your body is re-learned and reset to re-activate and stabilize the movement pattern and muscles.

SSPAP addresses movement, muscle and joint function, and stability of the body from head to toe. By identifying and rehabilitating faulty muscle and joint function through manual muscle testing, posture 3-D analysis and movement pattern analysis, SSPAP will keep you functioning in your top physical form.

In sport augmentation program (the key of SSPAP)

Lastly, each sport requires specific muscle groups to be stronger or longer for optimal performance. In order to create this state, a coordinated combination of power augmentation procedures are used to neurologically strengthen or lengthen the specific muscles required to enhance performance for that particular sport.

Reference
1. Bullock-Saxton, J: Muscles and Joint: Inter-Relationships with Pain and Movement Dysfunction. Course Manual, November 1997.
2. Clark, MA. Integrated Kinetic Chain Assessment. National Academy of Sports Medicine (Publishers). Thousand Oaks, CA 2000.
3. Bullock-Saxton, J: Muscles and Joint: Inter-Relationships with Pain and Movement Dysfunction. Course Manual, November 1997.
4. Chaitow L. Soft tissue manipulation. Rochester, Healing Arts Press, 1991.
5. Chaitow, L. Muscle energy techniques. New York, Churchill livingstone, 1997
6. Clark, MA. Integrated Kinetic Chain Assessment. National Academy of Sports Medicine (Publishers). Thousand oaks, CA 2000.
7. Clark, MA. A scientific approach to understanding kinetic chiain dysfunction. National academy of sports medicine (Publishers). Thousand Oaks, CA 2000.