"15 degrees to the right for the pass." During a session with a soccer boy.Aoshima: "How are you feeling today?"Boy: "I'm feeling great!"Aoshima: "What's your request for today?"Boy: "When passing in a game, I want to kick the ball 15 degrees to the right."Aoshima: "What do you mean!?"Boy: "If I can kick the ball 15 degrees to the right, the opponent won't touch the ball."Aoshima: "Okay!?" But even if he tried to say, "Widen your ankle range by 15 degrees," it's not that simple anymore. Six months ago, if he had visited for the first treatment, his whole body might have been stiff, so he might have seen that much change no matter where he loosened it. However, now he is in very good condition, so it's difficult to make big changes.What I wanted to talk about this time is how the soccer boy, who seemed to be saying, "I don't need conditioning like stretching for my body," changed to request this from the therapist six months later.The key is to make him aware of the "need for conditioning" himself. If this doesn't work well, the possibility of eliminating "hating stretching" is extremely low. Moreover, if you are too persistent, there is even a possibility of getting upset.Now, the secret to making cases like this go in a positive direction?
- Incorporating methods that are easy, 2) short in time, and 3) show visible effects, wouldn't it be?Upon closer consideration, if conditioning that meets these conditions can be provided, athletes and people who move their bodies well should feel changes and benefits. In other words, they shift from "being troublesome" to "being beneficial." Once this happens, they can't stop themselves.This is what I consider to be the "good approach" to patients and the method of "continuing to maintain the body for a long time."In other words, it's important to provide methods that are easy to communicate and feel effective, rather than unilaterally instructing the person.