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The
e3 fitness grip works on the basic principle of stabilizing
the shoulders, back and hips. The shoulder and hip girdles
are able to maintain
stability through the proper positioning of the joints and the use
of muscles
and other soft tissues that surround these joints. If the
joint is properly
positioned and there is balanced muscle use, the joint creates a
stable platform from which the involved extremity can perform work or
execute an action, within an optimum range of motion and with
increased muscular efficiency. |
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normal activities, the average person displaces the shoulders,
then
the back, which in turn shifts the position of the hip joints.
This
alteration in alignment makes these areas susceptible to forces
that would
pull them into unstable positions. For example, if the
shoulder position is
internally rotated by contraction of the biceps, an unstable
articulation is
created whereby contraction of the trapezius, levator scapula, and
rhomboids
along with compression of the spine (rounding of the thoracic
spine) must
occur in order to provide sufficient resistance for the shoulder
girdle to
perform work. This pattern of movement creates shearing
planes in the
shoulder joint and results in increased stress on the back,
shoulder joint
and surrounding soft tissues because of the muscular imbalance. |
The
underlying premise of the e3 fitness grip is that the human body
is an interactive physical structure of multiple interlinking
components, rather than a collection of isolated body parts
attached to a central longitudinal frame.
The e3 grips help modify mechanical behavior throughout the body
by placing the shoulder and hip girdles in more inherently stable
positions and the axial skeleton in a balanced vertical alignment.
The result of these changes is more efficient muscle use which
improves balance, mobility, and strength.
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