Embed Size (px)
Citation preview
1
Andover Educators 2017 Mark Erickson, PT, Feldenkrais Practitioner
The Pursuit of Body Awareness Applications for Musicians
Mark Erickson, PT, DScPT, OCS
Certified Feldenkrais Practitioner
Fundamental Science
Explore fundamental Feldenkrais concepts and principles
Resources
What all is required to make music? Soul
Bones
Joints ◦ Mobility
◦ Stability (ligaments)
◦ Sensory
Muscles/Tendons ◦ Force generation
◦ Sensory
Nerves ◦ Afferent (in)
◦ Efferent (out)
Brain ◦ Integrates sensory
◦ Generates output
◦ Awareness
◦ Coordination
◦ Balance
◦ Emotions
Heart
Lungs
Endocrine system (hormones)
Vascular system
Visual
Auditory
Environment
Knowledge/Cognition
2
Andover Educators 2017 Mark Erickson, PT, Feldenkrais Practitioner
Motor Control
Motor Learning
Perceptions
Form of Learning
Stages of Learning
Types of Feedback
Practice Conditions
The study of the nature and cause of movement.
The Systems Model for understanding human movement.
Soul
Perception
Emotion
Bone
Muscle
Nerve
Ligament
Skin
Etc.
The study of the acquisition and/or modification of movement. A set of processes associated with practice or experience leading to relatively permanent changes in the capability for producing skilled action. ◦ Schmidt
Learning is a process of acquiring the capability for skilled action.
Learning produces relatively permanent changes in behavior; thus short-term alterations are not thought of as learning and are termed “performance”.
Motor learning includes learning new strategies for SENSING. It is a complex perception-cognition-action process. Should be called sensory-motor learning.
Newell (1991) described the process of motor learning as the search for a task solution that emerges from an interaction of the individual with the task and the environment. Task solutions are new strategies for perceiving and acting.
Yields deeper learning.
3
Andover Educators 2017 Mark Erickson, PT, Feldenkrais Practitioner
Our brains get fooled. ◦ Leads to a skewed sense of normalcy.
The Good News: Our brains are plastic and are adept at learning new patterns. ◦ Key is early detection, good differential diagnosis,
seeking novel, pleasant sensory experiences.
Learning that is individual and without a teacher who is striving for results within a certain time; it lasts as long as the learner keeps at it.
Organic learning is slow and unconcerned with any judgment as to the achievement of good or bad results. It has no obvious purpose or goal. It is lively and takes place when one is in a good mood, and works at short intervals. The attitude is less serious and the spells are more erratic compared with a day of academic learning or study.
It is guided only by the sensation of satisfaction when each attempt feels less awkward as the result of avoiding a former error which felt unpleasant or difficult.
Cognitive stage (novice) Focus is on understanding the task, developing
strategies. High degree of cognitive activity is required, performance variability is high and improvements quite dramatic.
Associative stage (advanced) Refines the skill, less variability, slower improvement
Autonomous stage (expert) ◦ Low degree of attention, high degree of automaticity.
Tendency for complex passages is to freeze degrees of freedom which leads to neuro-muscular overuse, muscle imbalances, pain.
First step ALWAYS is awareness
Initial instructional strategies should have low degrees of freedom and progression is toward more degrees of freedom, always with a focus on movement quality.
4
Andover Educators 2017 Mark Erickson, PT, Feldenkrais Practitioner
Delay duration has little effect on learning, but feedback should be given before initiating another movement/task.
Immediate KR is appropriate for very simple tasks. Otherwise it is detrimental to learning b/c it provides too much information and allows learner to rely on the information too strongly.
Summary KR better for transfer of tasks.
Best if precise for adults
Massed = Practice time > rest time.
Distributed = Rest time > practice time.
Distributed practice is better than massed for long-term learning. (Donovan, 1999)
Variable practice is better than constant.
Mental practice works, may facilitate feed-forward mechanisms.
Discovery learning is better than guidance for longer retention and transfer of motor learning.
“My way of learning, my way of dealing with people is to find out for that person what sort of accomplishment is possible for that person. I do not treat patients. I give lessons to help a person learn about himself or herself. Learning comes by the experience of the manipulation. I do not treat people, I do not cure people, and I do not teach people. I tell them stories because I believe that learning is the most important thing for a human being…. Learning should be a pleasant, marvelous experience.”
5
Andover Educators 2017 Mark Erickson, PT, Feldenkrais Practitioner
The “Somatic Philosophy” (Thomas Hanna) ◦ Analysis from within through 1st person
perspective versus external analysis from a 3rd person perspective.
◦ Q: “What’s the difference?”
◦ A: The experience.
◦ Q: “What’s the relevance?”
◦ A: Deeper learning
SENSORY MOTOR
SENSORY MOTOR
Something’s not right.
People are whole and move and function in patterns.
Dysfunction occurs in patterns that are often mislabeled “natural.”
Relevance: We must address whole body-mind-soul-spirit patterns, determine underlying cause/s (contributing factors) and address at fundamental levels.
6
Andover Educators 2017 Mark Erickson, PT, Feldenkrais Practitioner
Why are humans upright?
A functional perspective on “good posture”
Posture as a complex motor skill.
How do health care providers tend to try to change our (or another’s) posture?
“The more our intents and performances are fixed, the less they are effective. Without learning to know ourselves as intimately as we possibly can, we limit our choice. Life is not very sweet without freedom of choice.
Change is very difficult with no alternatives in sight; we then resign ourselves to not dealing with our difficulties as if they were prescribed by heaven.”
“It is healthier to learn than to be a patient or even be cured. Life is a process not a thing. And processes go well if there are many ways to influence them. We need more ways to do what we want than the one we know – even if it is a good one in itself.”
That which “is slow and unconcerned with any judgments as to the achievement of good or bad results. It has no obvious purpose or goal. It is guided only by the sensation of satisfaction when each attempt feels less awkward as the result of avoiding a former error which felt unpleasant or difficult.”
Moshe Feldenkrais
7
Andover Educators 2017 Mark Erickson, PT, Feldenkrais Practitioner
“It is not flexible bodies we are after, but flexible minds.” Awareness Through Movement
Functional Integration
Definition: Verbally directed movement lessons.
Goal: Improve body awareness
Definition: Hands-on Feldenkrais
Goal: Improve body awareness http://www.veoh.com/watch/v15811338hqwqGxg9?h1=Mosh
e+Feldenkrais+in+CERN
The Feldenkrais Guild www.feldenkrais.com
Education / Training Professional Certification as a Feldenkrais Practitioner
8
Andover Educators 2017 Mark Erickson, PT, Feldenkrais Practitioner
Books ◦ The Elusive Obvious ◦ The Case of Nora
Peer reviewed publications ◦ Educational and reviews ◦ Case reports ◦ Experimental
Miscellaneous articles and perspectives
Neuromuscular/somatic education with a focus on enhancing function through improved body awareness.
Whole person (holistic) approach.
Awareness Through Movement and Functional Integration
The Feldenkrais Guild
Moshe Feldenkrais (1904-1984)
Ask good questions ◦ Are you familiar with (insert relevant name) The
Feldenkrais Method, The Alexander Technique, etc.?
◦ What are typical interventions you prescribe for a patient with an overuse condition such as elbow tendonitis?
◦ Use medical terms when making inquiries with medical professionals.
Palpated
Exacerbated
◦ Experience with musicians?
◦ Local, regional, and global approach?
Ask good questions ◦ Credentials
ABPTS Orthopedic Certified Specialist
Feldenkrais or Alexander practitioner, etc.
Years of experience
◦ Do you integrate cognitive behavior therapy?
◦ What is your approach for body awareness training?
◦ Knowledgeable/Familiar with current pain science?
Neuromatrix
Laterality
Mirror box therapy
Lorimer Moseley, David Butler, Patrick Wall
9
Andover Educators 2017 Mark Erickson, PT, Feldenkrais Practitioner
Insight Physical Therapy ◦ Office: Hartland, WI
◦ 262/349-8424 (cell)
apta.org ◦ Orthopedics section
Performing Arts Special Interest Group (SIG)
(state)pta.org
