IF THE ATHLETE HAS FORWARD HEAD POSTURE
YOU WILL NOTICE THE FOLLOWING:
HIS HEAD IS ARRIVING BEFORE THE REST OF HIS BODY
HEAD WILL BE FOWARD AND TILTED TO ONE SIDE
HIS SHOULDERS ROUNDED
ONE SHOULDER LOWER THAN THE OTHER
ONE HIP LOWER THAN THE OTHER
ONE KNEE LOWER THAN THAN THE OTHER
IF THERE IS DYSFUNCTION IN HEAD AND NECK THEN IT WILL SHOW UP ELSEWHERE IN THE BODY
GOALS OF THE MOUTHGUARD IS TO:
1. PLACE THE JAW IN A REST POSITION
2. CHANGE THE SKELETAL AND MUSCLE PHYSIOLOGY OF THE ATHLETE BY:
A) IMPROVING VERTEBRAL ALIGNMENT
TO ALLOW
B) BETTER MUSCLE RECRUITMENT
C) CHANGING AIRWAY DYNAMICS TO IMPROVE
OXYGEN-CARBON DIOXIDE EXCHANGE
3. TO MECHANICALLY CORRECT
HIS FORWARD HEAD POSTURE
TO BRING INTO BETTER ALIGNMENT
(FROM TOP DOWN)
TO STRAIGHTEN-OUT
HEAD-NECK-SHOULDERS-SPINE-WAIST-HIPS-KNEES
YOU WILL NOTICE:
1. HEAD MORE CENTERED
2. SHOULDERS SQUARER
3. TRUNK ALIGNED (Neck- Diaphragm)
4. HIPS - KNEES ALIGNED
TO GIVE THE ATHLETE
a. MORE POWER
b. MORE FLEXIBILITY
c. MORE RANGE OF MOTION
d. IMPROVED CORE BALANCE
e. IMPROVED STAMINA AND ENDURANCE
4. PERFORMANCE ENHANCE GAME TIME EXECUTION
a. ON-THE-FIELD ON-THE-COURT ON-THE-ICE
b. DURING CRUNCH TIME
WHEN MOST GAMES
ARE WON AND LOST
A STRONGER ATHLETE IS BETTER THAN A WEAKER ATHLETE
A MORE FLEXIBLE ATHLETE IS BETTER THAN A LESS FLEXIBLE ATHLETE
AN ATHLETE BREATHING MORE ECONOMICALLY THROUGHOUT THE GAMES WILL HAVE MORE STAMINA AND ENDURANCE AT CRUNCH TIME THAN BEFORE THE MOUTHGUARD
NO LONGER LOOK YOUR OPPONENT IN THE EYE BUT LOOK IN THEIR MOUTH IF THEY DON'T HAVE A PERFORMANCE ENHANCING MOUTHGUARD IN THEN
IT IS TO YOUR ADVANTAGE
THANKS FOR LISTENING
DR PORTNOY
508-366-1700
