The Core Restore Training System is increasing range of motion by focusing on increasing muscular contraction vs stretching and passive manipulation.
Our system allows the user to follow their own three-dimensional motion in space without the restrictions of a machine. The unique design of our pulleys allows for free unrestricted 360° of motion. The user will learn to understand their own joint range of motion, thus empowering them with the knowledge of how their body moves in space. Users will begin to recognize the specific limitations within their body with the guidance of the practitioner/trainer who will teach them to feel the restriction. CRTS uses its unique pulleys to stimulate the appropriate muscle fibers that allow the range restriction to open up from the feedback of the user’s brain connecting the neuro-muscular systems.
It’s the feedback from the pulleys, which allows the user’s brain to recognize and configure how to use this information to safely open up the range while using their mind-body connection. This is done without any hands-on manipulation for longer lasting results in maintaining an unobstructed range of motion.
There are two ways to increase motion using CRTS. The safest way to do this is to gradually allow your clients/patients to begin feeling the experience of the correct stimulation before engaging any kind of movement. With our system, users are working on isometric contractions focused on holding a position without movement. The goal isn’t focused on getting to the end range right away, but on teaching, learning, and assessing how the user is moving (or not moving) into the desired position. This can be done safely and effectively using our neuromuscular pulleys. Our pulleys stimulate proper motor learning and adaptations, which assist in correctly and slowly engaging the neuromuscular system to adapt to these very specific and light loads for correct physical adaptations that present themselves in the user’s body for sustainable and repeatable results.
The second way to increase range of motion is by working directly into the desired range without a gradual approach. The majority of modalities increase range of motion without being mindful of the philosophy surrounding stability before flexibility. If this is the strategy, it should be done with an understanding of what the practitioner is trying to accomplish, along with an awareness of user sensitivity and known pathologies based on certain populations like seniors, sedentary individuals, avid stretchers and individuals that seek lots of passive manipulation. This is where the firing of the muscle(s) can either turn on or switch off. Too much stimulation without proper reinforcement for some sensitive users can cause problems. Our recommendation is to end with the user performing three to five (10) second isometric holds into the new end range in order to recruit and reinforce the stability of the joint, thus lessening vulnerability within the joints.