A pattern of compensation is the body’s attempt to make up for the lack of movement in one area by adding a new movement. More specifically, a compensation pattern is a neuromuscular strategy of including a ‘new’ firing sequence (Motor Units and Muscles) and/or utilizing structural reliance (bones, ligaments, tendons, fascia and joint structures) to supplement or avoid another firing sequence and/or structural reliance.
Essentially, a compensation pattern is an alternate neuromuscular strategy that the body employs when the natural neuromuscular strategy is no longer a viable option to use in the creation of a given movement.
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