Muscle Balance

The relationship between the tone or strength and length of the muscles around a joint is known as muscle balance. When examining an athlete we need to assess stationary and dynamic strength and length. Muscles can be divided into two types: mobilisers and stabilisers. These two groups of muscles have quite different characteristics.

Mobilisers

The mobilisers are found close to the body's surface and tend to cross two joints. They are typically made up of fast twitch fibres that produce power but lack endurance. With time and use, they tend to tighten and shorten. The mobilisers assist rapid or ballistic movement and produce high force.

Stabilisers

Stabilisers, by contrast, are situated deeper, invariably only cross one joint and are made up of slow twitch fibres for endurance. They tend to become weak and long with time. Functionally the stabilisers assist postural holding and work against gravity.

Imbalance

Whilst initially both groups of muscles work in a complementary fashion to stabilise and move, over time the mobilisers can inhibit the action of the stabilisers and begin to move and attempt to stabilise on their own. This inhibition of the stabilisers and preferential recruitment of the mobilisers is central to the development of "imbalance" and is the essence of what we want to detect and if possible reverse.

Balance and Strength

Assessment of an athlete's muscle balance and strength should be conducted on a regular basis.

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