{"id":2004,"date":"2013-02-14T17:16:06","date_gmt":"2013-02-15T01:16:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/niasomoves.com\/Rachaelsblog\/?p=2004"},"modified":"2013-02-14T17:16:06","modified_gmt":"2013-02-15T01:16:06","slug":"awareness-of-ankles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/synergy-pt.net\/niablog\/awareness-of-ankles\/","title":{"rendered":"Awareness of Ankles"},"content":{"rendered":"

Etymology<\/strong><\/p>\n

The word \u201cankle\u201d means \u201cangle,\u201d coming from proto-IndoEuropean meaning \u201cto bend,\u201d thus describing both the form and the function of this body part.<\/p>\n

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Connections<\/strong><\/p>\n

The ankle connects your foot to your shin.\u00a0 All joints are connectors.\u00a0 Joints connect two or more bones with each other.\u00a0 Your ankle\u2019s purpose is to join the horizontal energy of the foot on the earth with the vertical heavenly energy of your shin.<\/p>\n

Sacred Space<\/strong><\/p>\n

Like every joint, the ankle joint is a space – the space between two or more bones. \u00a0Joint space is sacred space.\u00a0 In Nia, sacred means \u201cdedicated and devoted uniquely to a specific purpose, person or thing.\u201d\u00a0 In this case, the ankle is dedicated to providing your body with three things:\u00a0 stability, mobility and balance.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Stability and Mobility<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Body\u2019s Way demands simultaneous mobility and stability and your ankles give you exactly that!<\/p>\n

Your ankles provide stability to your whole body.\u00a0 Somehow, the long, vertical person that you are does not topple over on your two itty-bitty feet.\u00a0 We have our ankles to thank for that.<\/p>\n

Your ankle also gives you mobility to run, walk, dance, skip and walk on tippy-toes.\u00a0 But without the ankle\u2019s stability working in tandem with mobility, we\u2019d fall over when we do those very things.<\/p>\n

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Balance and Your Ankles<\/strong><\/p>\n

Along with your eyes and your inner ear, your ankle forms one third of your body\u2019s neurological balance mechanism.<\/p>\n

Your ankle has specialized nerve cells called proprioceptors – that means “self-perception.” \u00a0 Proprioceptors give you the ability to sense your body position in space.<\/p>\n

Try balancing on one foot. \u00a0Notice how your ankle wiggles around. \u00a0You don’t have to think about making these movements. \u00a0This is just what your ankle does to keep you balanced.<\/p>\n

When people sprain an ankle, they often resprain the same ankle again. \u00a0That’s because the injured ankle proprioceptors aren’t communicating clearly with the brain.<\/p>\n

But it’s easy to retrain your\u00a0ankle proprioceptors! \u00a0Once the sprain is healed enough that you can stand without pain, balance on the injured foot. \u00a0Hold on to something at first. \u00a0Gradually, it’ll get easier. \u00a0Once you can balance for 60 seconds without holding on, your balance is normal.<\/p>\n

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