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‘…one of the most complete books on movement therapy for spinal pain and injuries that I have ever read.’ Staffan Elgelid PhD, PT, GCFP, C-IAYT, ERYT-200, RYT-500
‘Deep gratitude goes to Josephine Key for her contribution to this field with this most wonderful resource. I know I will continue to refer back to it for many years to come, and will continue to recommend it to every colleague I work with.’Bruce Hildebrand, Pilates Alliance Australia Committee Member 2020 (See all of this in-depth review at www.pilates.org.au/book-review-freedom-to-move-josephine-key and www.pilates.org.au/book-review-part-two)
‘… any practitioner using movement as spinal therapy, will discover many gems in this book.’ Leila Stewart BA, LLB, RMT, C-I AYT
‘These exercises will be an excellent addition to any movement trainer’s repertoire… This approach will resonate with many movement educators…’ Cara Reeser, BA, MFA, Pilates Instruction (Pilates Aligned)
Freedom to Move is an evidence informed practical resource which provides movement therapists of all disciplines with an exercise blueprint for rehabilitating spinal pain and many related ‘injuries’. Author, Josephine Key, takes you through it’s highly illustrated, information packed pages here…
In essence, Freedom to Move describes what goes wrong in the spine and what to do about it. It integrates the applicable contemporary neuroscience around spinal movement and pain with the clinical evidence and understanding gained from the author’s enquiring practice, and her exploration of various movement approaches and their contribution – or otherwise, to spinal well-being.
It examines the relationship between healthy torso structure and functional control and describes and explains the author’s model of spinal dysfunction – the remediation of which forms the basis of the author’s model of care for the spine, The Key Approach®.
The book’s main focus is on a practical, therapeutic exercise/movement approach which addresses the common movement faults and dysfunctions observed in people with spinal pain and stiffness.
In particular, the Fundamental Patterns of control are introduced as important, innate ‘key’ movements which naturally provide the sound foundations necessary for a healthy spine – but which have commonly been ‘lost’ in the movement repertoire of people with spinal pain syndromes.
These are re-established and reincorporated into various poses, movements and stretches by way of specifically directed mindful movement explorations. The client is helped to regain more optimal function and move out of pain – with more freedom.
The approach is applicable within all industry models of teaching therapeutic movement: in the rehabilitation of spinal pain within physiotherapy, Pilates and Yoga; and in the fitness industry, for injury prevention, health promotion and optimising spinal health in exercise programmes in general.
Moved to Learn!…
Learn more about Josephine Key’s approach and practice some ‘key moves’ with Jo as your guide! Help clients learn good movement habits and break bad ones that lead to back pain and restricted mobility. Watch Jo in conversation and practice with Elizabeth Larkam in this episode of Moved to Learn! (November 2020).
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Glossary of terms
Glossary of abbreviations
Part A Laying the groundwork for an enhanced understanding of the spine in health and disease
Chapter 1 The spine: Its role in movement and musculoskeletal pain
Chapter 2 The vertebral axis: A marriage between biotensegrity and neuro-motor control
Chapter 3 Defining the problem: What goes wrong in the spine that leads to pain?
Chapter 4 The Key fundamental patterns of the torso: The basic movements supporting healthy spinal control
Part B Getting to work re-building enhanced spinal movement control
Chapter 5 Assessment: Altered movement behavior is often hiding in plain sight.
Chapter 6 Key Moves 1: Principles and practice of movement therapy for spinal rehabilitation
Chapter 7 Key Moves 2: kinesthetic therapeutic movement exercises for spinal health and wellbeing
Chapter 8 Waking up the spine: Further aspects of control in movement therapy
Chapter 9 Constructing a class
Chapter 10 Changing movement behavior: Mindfulness, perception and felt sense
Leila Stuart, BA, LLB, RMT, C-I AYT
The title says it all. Josephine Key’s latest book lays the groundwork for medical professionals of all stripes to systematically assess and treat back pain and dysfunction. Using a multilayered approach based on the biopsychosocial model, and incorporating current research findings and the new paradigm of Biotensegrity, Key’s approach methodically builds a therapeutic framework for optimizing breath, alignment and movement. She introduces principles, concepts and research that convincingly challenge more conventional strategies for treating spinal pain. Physiotherapists, chiropractors, massage therapists, yoga therapists, personal trainers, in fact, any practitioner using movement as spinal therapy, will discover many gems in this book.
The book is laid out in an easily followed format. First, Key sets the foundation for a deep understanding of the spine and causes of spinal dysfunction, then articulates a thorough assessment process that includes the identification of “Key signs” indicating typical dysfunction. After highlighting foundational principles of movement therapy for spinal rehabilitation, and describing the fundamental patterns of the
torso, Key provides an extensive compendium of movements in which these patterns initiate and guide movements in different positions and levels. Practitioners working with back pain ranging from mild to severe will find appropriate therapeutic movements for their patients and clients. I fully agree with Key’s insistence on the necessity of restoring intrinsic three-dimensional movement before prescribing gross movements for rehabilitation of the spine. The low load repatterning of these basic motor patterns re-educates appropriate motor control and activation of the deep muscular system. I have found that the connection and relationship between the spine, pelvis and limbs is not
always appreciated in rehabilitation discussions. In addition, the value of using slow, gentle, precise micro movements is often overlooked. While I commend Key’s utilization of distal initiation of movement to therapeutically affect spinal function, I believe that there is also value in encouraging patients to develop an interoceptive, or felt-sense, of their spine and associated soft tissue structures. With interoceptive awareness, patients can consciously initiate more proximal movement from specific aspects of these structures. Both proximal and distal movement initiation will have benefit, and sometimes both are needed.
This comprehensive, evidence-based book belongs on the shelf of any practitioner working with patients or clients suffering from spinal pain and dysfunction. Key clearly articulates the often neglected role of movement reeducation in the rehabilitation of sub-optimal motor control in alignment and movement, and presents a thoughtful model that will help many people regain the Freedom to Move.
Staffan Elgelid PhD, PT, GCFP, C-IAYT, ERYT-200, RYT-500
Professor of Physical Therapy, Nazareth College
‘Josephine Key’s Freedom to Move is one of the most complete books on movement therapy for spinal pain and injuries that I have ever read. The book is extremely well organized, researched and referenced. Part A of the book starts by explaining the role of fascia, muscles, bones and the nervous system. Many books on therapy do this, but Key’s book ties it all together into how neuromotor control happens, and she does it in a way that is easy to understand and builds the foundation for Part B. Part B covers the therapy aspect of people with spinal pain. Chapter 5 on Assessment and Chapter 6 and 7 that cover the exercises/movements are extremely clear. Photos and the written description of both the assessment process and exercises/movements go hand in hand and are congruent with each other. The only complaint about this book is that Part B is so clear and well organized that I can imagine that many people will skip Part A and immediately jump to the assessment and exercises/ movements in Part B. The reader who jumps straight to Part B will get lots of new ideas that will benefit their clients, but the magic of the book is how Part A tells the story that will make the reader understand and be able to apply and adapt Part B to their clients. Everyone who buys this book should first read Part A twice and then they can let the magic of Part B happen.’
Cara Reeser, BA, MFA, Pilates Instruction (Pilates Aligned)
Josephine Key’s book Freedom to Move: Movement therapy for spinal pain and injuries will be instructive to exercise professionals and movement educators from all disciplines. It models a useful approach to movement training integrating biomechanics, neuromotor control, biotensegrity, mindfulness, and postural retraining. Key’s book is laid out in three clear, well-constructed sections. Part A allows the reader to become familiar with basic biomechanics and common postural and movement patterns that may contribute to pain and/or impaired performance. Part B offers assessment tools that will be out of the scope of practice for many exercise professionals. Even so, this information may help them glean insight into how clients may be assessed by physical therapists and other medical professionals. Part B also includes an in-depth explanation of Key’s signature ‘Fundamental Patterns’ and ‘Key Moves’ methodologies. In the third section, ‘Recommended Exercises’, Key offers a well chosen selection of exercises adapted from a variety of movement disciplines. These exercises will be an excellent addition to any movement trainer’s repertoire and they are delivered in a well organized and easy to follow manner.
Today many exercise professionals and movement educators find themselves serving clients with painful conditions, poor mobility, and hindered function. Freedom to Move offers smart and effective ways to break down movements and deliver these micro gestures appropriately. This approach will resonate with many movement educators as it is designed to enhance breath control, tension modulation and motor learning in order to improve postural and movement patterns.
Essential reference book for clinicians of spinal pain (5 star review on amazon.com from Andrea Clift, February 29, 2020)
For those of us charged with the task of pointing back pain sufferers in the right direction this is the book to digest.
How lucky we are to have the condensed investigations of a dedicated practitioner’s lifetime’s work available to us.
Take the trouble to understand these ‘micro-movements’ that underpin all healthy movement and both you and your patients will discover ‘freedom to move’ as Josephine Key intends.
£44.00 GBP / $57.50 USDFree delivery in the UK and USA
Josephine Key is a neuromusculoskeletal physiotherapist with over 45 years in clinical practice. She gained a Post Graduate Diploma in Manipulative Therapy from Sydney University in 1984. Josephine has been on an extensive journey of enquiry, movement exploration and discovery – attempting to better understand the nature of healthy movement of the spine.
‘…one of the most complete books on movement therapy for spinal pain and injuries that I have ever read.’ Staffan Elgelid PhD, PT, GCFP, C-IAYT, ERYT-200, RYT-500
‘Deep gratitude goes to Josephine Key for her contribution to this field with this most wonderful resource. I know I will continue to refer back to it for many years to come, and will continue to recommend it to every colleague I work with.’Bruce Hildebrand, Pilates Alliance Australia Committee Member 2020 (See all of this in-depth review at www.pilates.org.au/book-review-freedom-to-move-josephine-key and www.pilates.org.au/book-review-part-two)
‘… any practitioner using movement as spinal therapy, will discover many gems in this book.’ Leila Stewart BA, LLB, RMT, C-I AYT
‘These exercises will be an excellent addition to any movement trainer’s repertoire… This approach will resonate with many movement educators…’ Cara Reeser, BA, MFA, Pilates Instruction (Pilates Aligned)
Freedom to Move is an evidence informed practical resource which provides movement therapists of all disciplines with an exercise blueprint for rehabilitating spinal pain and many related ‘injuries’. Author, Josephine Key, takes you through it’s highly illustrated, information packed pages here…
In essence, Freedom to Move describes what goes wrong in the spine and what to do about it. It integrates the applicable contemporary neuroscience around spinal movement and pain with the clinical evidence and understanding gained from the author’s enquiring practice, and her exploration of various movement approaches and their contribution – or otherwise, to spinal well-being.
It examines the relationship between healthy torso structure and functional control and describes and explains the author’s model of spinal dysfunction – the remediation of which forms the basis of the author’s model of care for the spine, The Key Approach®.
The book’s main focus is on a practical, therapeutic exercise/movement approach which addresses the common movement faults and dysfunctions observed in people with spinal pain and stiffness.
In particular, the Fundamental Patterns of control are introduced as important, innate ‘key’ movements which naturally provide the sound foundations necessary for a healthy spine – but which have commonly been ‘lost’ in the movement repertoire of people with spinal pain syndromes.
These are re-established and reincorporated into various poses, movements and stretches by way of specifically directed mindful movement explorations. The client is helped to regain more optimal function and move out of pain – with more freedom.
The approach is applicable within all industry models of teaching therapeutic movement: in the rehabilitation of spinal pain within physiotherapy, Pilates and Yoga; and in the fitness industry, for injury prevention, health promotion and optimising spinal health in exercise programmes in general.
Moved to Learn!…
Learn more about Josephine Key’s approach and practice some ‘key moves’ with Jo as your guide! Help clients learn good movement habits and break bad ones that lead to back pain and restricted mobility. Watch Jo in conversation and practice with Elizabeth Larkam in this episode of Moved to Learn! (November 2020).
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Glossary of terms
Glossary of abbreviations
Part A Laying the groundwork for an enhanced understanding of the spine in health and disease
Chapter 1 The spine: Its role in movement and musculoskeletal pain
Chapter 2 The vertebral axis: A marriage between biotensegrity and neuro-motor control
Chapter 3 Defining the problem: What goes wrong in the spine that leads to pain?
Chapter 4 The Key fundamental patterns of the torso: The basic movements supporting healthy spinal control
Part B Getting to work re-building enhanced spinal movement control
Chapter 5 Assessment: Altered movement behavior is often hiding in plain sight.
Chapter 6 Key Moves 1: Principles and practice of movement therapy for spinal rehabilitation
Chapter 7 Key Moves 2: kinesthetic therapeutic movement exercises for spinal health and wellbeing
Chapter 8 Waking up the spine: Further aspects of control in movement therapy
Chapter 9 Constructing a class
Chapter 10 Changing movement behavior: Mindfulness, perception and felt sense
Leila Stuart, BA, LLB, RMT, C-I AYT
The title says it all. Josephine Key’s latest book lays the groundwork for medical professionals of all stripes to systematically assess and treat back pain and dysfunction. Using a multilayered approach based on the biopsychosocial model, and incorporating current research findings and the new paradigm of Biotensegrity, Key’s approach methodically builds a therapeutic framework for optimizing breath, alignment and movement. She introduces principles, concepts and research that convincingly challenge more conventional strategies for treating spinal pain. Physiotherapists, chiropractors, massage therapists, yoga therapists, personal trainers, in fact, any practitioner using movement as spinal therapy, will discover many gems in this book.
The book is laid out in an easily followed format. First, Key sets the foundation for a deep understanding of the spine and causes of spinal dysfunction, then articulates a thorough assessment process that includes the identification of “Key signs” indicating typical dysfunction. After highlighting foundational principles of movement therapy for spinal rehabilitation, and describing the fundamental patterns of the
torso, Key provides an extensive compendium of movements in which these patterns initiate and guide movements in different positions and levels. Practitioners working with back pain ranging from mild to severe will find appropriate therapeutic movements for their patients and clients. I fully agree with Key’s insistence on the necessity of restoring intrinsic three-dimensional movement before prescribing gross movements for rehabilitation of the spine. The low load repatterning of these basic motor patterns re-educates appropriate motor control and activation of the deep muscular system. I have found that the connection and relationship between the spine, pelvis and limbs is not
always appreciated in rehabilitation discussions. In addition, the value of using slow, gentle, precise micro movements is often overlooked. While I commend Key’s utilization of distal initiation of movement to therapeutically affect spinal function, I believe that there is also value in encouraging patients to develop an interoceptive, or felt-sense, of their spine and associated soft tissue structures. With interoceptive awareness, patients can consciously initiate more proximal movement from specific aspects of these structures. Both proximal and distal movement initiation will have benefit, and sometimes both are needed.
This comprehensive, evidence-based book belongs on the shelf of any practitioner working with patients or clients suffering from spinal pain and dysfunction. Key clearly articulates the often neglected role of movement reeducation in the rehabilitation of sub-optimal motor control in alignment and movement, and presents a thoughtful model that will help many people regain the Freedom to Move.
Staffan Elgelid PhD, PT, GCFP, C-IAYT, ERYT-200, RYT-500
Professor of Physical Therapy, Nazareth College
‘Josephine Key’s Freedom to Move is one of the most complete books on movement therapy for spinal pain and injuries that I have ever read. The book is extremely well organized, researched and referenced. Part A of the book starts by explaining the role of fascia, muscles, bones and the nervous system. Many books on therapy do this, but Key’s book ties it all together into how neuromotor control happens, and she does it in a way that is easy to understand and builds the foundation for Part B. Part B covers the therapy aspect of people with spinal pain. Chapter 5 on Assessment and Chapter 6 and 7 that cover the exercises/movements are extremely clear. Photos and the written description of both the assessment process and exercises/movements go hand in hand and are congruent with each other. The only complaint about this book is that Part B is so clear and well organized that I can imagine that many people will skip Part A and immediately jump to the assessment and exercises/ movements in Part B. The reader who jumps straight to Part B will get lots of new ideas that will benefit their clients, but the magic of the book is how Part A tells the story that will make the reader understand and be able to apply and adapt Part B to their clients. Everyone who buys this book should first read Part A twice and then they can let the magic of Part B happen.’
Cara Reeser, BA, MFA, Pilates Instruction (Pilates Aligned)
Josephine Key’s book Freedom to Move: Movement therapy for spinal pain and injuries will be instructive to exercise professionals and movement educators from all disciplines. It models a useful approach to movement training integrating biomechanics, neuromotor control, biotensegrity, mindfulness, and postural retraining. Key’s book is laid out in three clear, well-constructed sections. Part A allows the reader to become familiar with basic biomechanics and common postural and movement patterns that may contribute to pain and/or impaired performance. Part B offers assessment tools that will be out of the scope of practice for many exercise professionals. Even so, this information may help them glean insight into how clients may be assessed by physical therapists and other medical professionals. Part B also includes an in-depth explanation of Key’s signature ‘Fundamental Patterns’ and ‘Key Moves’ methodologies. In the third section, ‘Recommended Exercises’, Key offers a well chosen selection of exercises adapted from a variety of movement disciplines. These exercises will be an excellent addition to any movement trainer’s repertoire and they are delivered in a well organized and easy to follow manner.
Today many exercise professionals and movement educators find themselves serving clients with painful conditions, poor mobility, and hindered function. Freedom to Move offers smart and effective ways to break down movements and deliver these micro gestures appropriately. This approach will resonate with many movement educators as it is designed to enhance breath control, tension modulation and motor learning in order to improve postural and movement patterns.
Essential reference book for clinicians of spinal pain (5 star review on amazon.com from Andrea Clift, February 29, 2020)
For those of us charged with the task of pointing back pain sufferers in the right direction this is the book to digest.
How lucky we are to have the condensed investigations of a dedicated practitioner’s lifetime’s work available to us.
Take the trouble to understand these ‘micro-movements’ that underpin all healthy movement and both you and your patients will discover ‘freedom to move’ as Josephine Key intends.
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Josephine Key is a neuromusculoskeletal physiotherapist with over 45 years in clinical practice. She gained a Post Graduate Diploma in Manipulative Therapy from Sydney University in 1984. Josephine has been on an extensive journey of enquiry, movement exploration and discovery – attempting to better understand the nature of healthy movement of the spine.
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