Dooley Noted: 3/27/2014
Someone this week called me a “Siren of Strength.”
When I think of strong women, my mind goes directly away from me to Artemis Scantalides and Debbie Hayes.
But, this isn’t exactly fair. If you are attempting to get stronger, it applies to you, ladies.
For both ladies and gents, the phrase, “siren of strength” can simply mean the sirens are going off for you to get stronger.
Maybe it’s too much mobility without being married to stability – such as in a grinding, noisy knee.
Maybe it’s too much work for two long from the wrong sources – such as a torn or inflamed rotator cuff muscle.
If it’s pain, grinding, or soreness – the siren of strength is being sounded.
Strength must be at the basis of all mobility and stability.
Think of a tree. It needs to be rooted strongly into the ground. Then, it needs a stable trunk and mobile limbs to thrive in the elements.
If the tree becomes unrooted, the state of the tree’s trunk or limbs won’t matter much.
So, when you’re foam rolling or stretching your painful, aching limbs, imagine an uprooted tree beside you.
Are you trying to gain mobility in limbs that have become unrooted?
If the siren of strength is sounding, please get assessed and corrected. You might need less mobility focus and more attention to rooting yourself with a strength base.
As always, it’s your call.
– Dr. Kathy Dooley