<span style="font-weight: 400;">We are trained at level 2 to understand the hamstring muscle attaches from the knee, to the sitting bone. Then we go onto learn at level 3, that there are in fact 3 hamstrings that attach to the tibia, fibula (knee) and ischial tuberosity (sitting bone) - semitendinosis, semimembranosis and bicep femoris. Is it all coming back to you now? ;-)</span>

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<span style="font-weight: 400;">From there we go onto learn that they act like a horse’s reigns on the knees stability. Actually the 3 hamstrings are part of a system that continues upwards from the ischial tuberosity into the sacrotuberous ligament at the back of the pelvis. From here, the tissue blends into the thoracolumbar fascia and crosses over into the opposite latissimus dorsi. This then, inserts into the humerus. Therefore indicating that, via this integrated system, the left hamstring eventually inserts into the right shoulder!</span>

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<span style="font-weight: 400;">Now for some of you this is old news, I recognise that, however for some readers this will be a surprising thought... And it is crazy right?</span>

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<span style="font-weight: 400;">The important bit now, is what you do with that information. I like to call this the “So What?” scenario you come across, whenever you receive new information. There’s no denying it, it can take time to process new information, sometimes known as the Kubler-Ross curve stages of emotion. But when we do receive this new knowledge bomb, we should always ask ourselves, </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">“What should I do with this information now that I have it!?”</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">. Which means as our brains make sense of it, we need to find a way of understanding it, therefore without the answer to the “SO WHAT?” part this can be challenging.</span>

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<h3>Are You In Shock Or Denial? Maybe Both?</h3>
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<span style="font-weight: 400;">Once we have a </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">reason</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> to understand something, it makes it easier to process, so to start with, we pass through the stage of shock and denial… “</span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">WOW is that really true?</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">” ... Into the stage of fear and depression… “</span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">So why wasn't I told that previously on my training course?</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">”… Finally into the stage of acceptance and moving on… “</span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ah ok so we need a certain level, or layer, of knowledge before we can process this amount of detail?”</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span>

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<span style="font-weight: 400;">It is when we arrive into this layer of exploration and understanding that we recognise how little anybody truly knows about the intrinsic body’s capability and function. In fact, much of what we, as exercise professionals work with, is hypothesis. Input versus output, do that and this happens, do this and that happens… and so on.</span>

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<h3><strong>What’s That… There Are 5 Quads?</strong></h3>
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<span style="font-weight: 400;">I had the luxury of spending some time in a Cadaver Lab some years ago (very limited time I might add), accessing the superb knowledge of the medical lab technicians. Now these guys teach medical students anatomy, so you can imagine their level of knowledge.</span>

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<span style="font-weight: 400;">We looked at 5 quads and triple-headed biceps inside individual cadavers, 6 orientations of the sciatic nerve and piriformis relationship. There was also an ASIS measuring 26mm on one side and then 14mm on the other side of the same individual. We even saw the striations of fascial connective tissue crossed from the right pec minor into the left hip! It was also just amazing to pick up various sizes of median nerves in our gloved hands and so as we went on, it became clearer and clearer, just how gloriously fascinating and complex human anatomy is. </span>

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<span style="font-weight: 400;">Let’s just say… My mind was blown! But it is very clear, we are as different on the inside as we are on the outside and no one person is the same intrinsically.</span>

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<h3>Stay Away From Pain!</h3>
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<span style="font-weight: 400;">So when someone spends time doing research to discover the output of an input, to create a value in the hypothesis over many years, you start to realise just how valuable that is to us ALL.</span>

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<span style="font-weight: 400;">It also makes you realise why </span><b>nothing is the answer to everything</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> and why we should </span><b>stay open minded </b><span style="font-weight: 400;">and</span><b> utilise other professionals</b><span style="font-weight: 400;">, for best practice and duty of care to our clients. </span>

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<span style="font-weight: 400;">It also highlights why, in our roles as exercise professionals (and maybe even as therapists), it might be best to </span><b>stay away from the area that hurts</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> or is sore (generally).</span>

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<span style="font-weight: 400;">It is certainly not our remit as PT's, to be working on the ‘injured' and yet, with the right training, there is strong evidence to suggest we can take pressure off one body part by working on another area, since MOST of our clients have some low grade niggle or ailment somewhere... Don't they?</span>

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<span style="font-weight: 400;">This is where our anxiety kicks in about what to do with them doesn’t it?! Technically, there are very few people above the age of maybe even 10yrs old these days, that fit within our ‘no medical conditions’ remit!</span>

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<h3>Proof of The Integrated System</h3>
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<span style="font-weight: 400;">As a Biomechanics Coach™, the proof of seeing this this integrated system work right before my eyes, is one of the parts of my job that excites me the most. When I see how working on one area of my clients body, can directly impact upon the movement and capacity of another area, is truly amazing! For example; by releasing their pec minor, it immediately impacts directly upon the depth of my client’s loaded squat. Like WHAT? And by releasing their pec, another great side effect of this too, can potentially also be a reduction in their low grade, no specific back ache.</span>

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<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #ff0000;"><a style="color: #ff0000;" href="https://biomechanicseducation.clickfunnels.com/4-sign-pelvic-release-video" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Do you want to see this in action yourself?</a></span></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><a style="color: #ff0000;" href="https://biomechanicseducation.clickfunnels.com/4-sign-pelvic-release-video"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Download the Pelvic screen &amp; release, to test your Pelvic function here… You can also use this on your clients to, to start improving their movement &amp; reducing their niggles.</span></a></span></p>
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<h3>It’s ALL Hypothesis!</h3>
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<span style="font-weight: 400;">How we understand the body to work is still being challenged, and rightly so, since it is almost impossible to KNOW what is happening inside a living person when it comes to their intrinsic biomechanics. Much of our research is done on cadavers, which removes all neural influences and 'live' reactions when testing. But having access to a tried and tested input/output system, it gives me as a Biomechanics Coach™, an increased confidence in what I can do and what is likely to happen as a result of that.</span>

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<span style="font-weight: 400;">Of course, it is also impossible to prove that we have </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">prevented</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> an injury or even merely reduced the risk to our client. However, as a professional, to do what we enjoy with an increased level of confidence, while keeping an open mind, demonstrates good practice and duty of care to our clients (considering what evidence we have to work with), doesn’t it!?</span>

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<h3>What’s Your View?</h3>
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<span style="font-weight: 400;">I’m always interested to hear other peoples views on any topic we write about, so please do add your comments below and tell me your thoughts, we are always keen to hear more about research!</span>

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<span style="font-weight: 400;">Move Freely,</span>

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