{"id":3603,"date":"2020-03-28T23:20:22","date_gmt":"2020-03-28T23:20:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/veda.one\/sk\/?page_id=3603"},"modified":"2020-08-19T09:42:24","modified_gmt":"2020-08-19T09:42:24","slug":"tensegrity","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/veda.one\/sk\/tensegrity\/","title":{"rendered":"Tensegrity"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Tensegrity<\/h1>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3762\" src=\"https:\/\/veda.one\/sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/tensegrity-table.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/veda.one\/sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/tensegrity-table.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/veda.one\/sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/tensegrity-table-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/veda.one\/sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/tensegrity-table-1024x581.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/veda.one\/sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/tensegrity-table-768x436.jpg 768w, https:\/\/veda.one\/sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/tensegrity-table-1536x871.jpg 1536w\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"397\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In essence, there are two biomechanical systems which maintain our posture:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><b>compression \u2013 bracing\u00a0<\/b>mostly via the bones, joints and discs<\/li>\n<li><b>tension \u2013 hanging<\/b>\u00a0via our fasciae, tendons and muscles \u2013\u00a0<b>tensegrity<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Tensegrity helps to hold your bodyweight. Functional tensegrity allows for less pressure to your discs, vertebrae &amp; joints.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3763\" src=\"https:\/\/veda.one\/sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/tensegrity-scaled-1.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 699px) 100vw, 699px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/veda.one\/sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/tensegrity-scaled-1.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/veda.one\/sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/tensegrity-scaled-1-300x115.jpg 300w, https:\/\/veda.one\/sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/tensegrity-scaled-1-1024x394.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/veda.one\/sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/tensegrity-scaled-1-768x296.jpg 768w, https:\/\/veda.one\/sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/tensegrity-scaled-1-1536x591.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/veda.one\/sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/tensegrity-scaled-1-2048x788.jpg 2048w\" alt=\"\" width=\"699\" height=\"269\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s see what Thomas Myers says about tensegrity:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Thomas Myers - Tensegrity Applied to Human Biomechanics\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xzX-PeU_MTo?start=735&amp;feature=oembed\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The power of expanding is the power on which our\u00a0<b>tensegrity<\/b>\u00a0based.<br \/>\nVeda strengthens our tensegrity.<\/p>\n<p>Expanding higher\u00a0<b>reduces pressure\u00a0<\/b>on discs and joints. We can fly..!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>more info from source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.anatomytrains.com\/fascia\/tensegrity\/\">https:\/\/www.anatomytrains.com\/fascia\/tensegrity\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<section class=\"entry-content clearfix\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1843\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.anatomytrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/tensegrity.png\" sizes=\"(max-width: 468px) 100vw, 468px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.anatomytrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/tensegrity.png 468w, https:\/\/cdn.anatomytrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/tensegrity-350x263.png 350w, https:\/\/cdn.anatomytrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/tensegrity-300x225.png 300w\" alt=\"tensegrity\" width=\"468\" height=\"351\" \/><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.anatomytrains.com\/product\/tensegrity-in-the-body-webinar-videos\/\"><strong>Tensegrity and the body<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nTensegrity is an elision of \u2018tension + integrity\u2019. Buckminster Fuller, building on the highly original sculptures of Kenneth Snelson, coined the term, to indicate that the integrity of the structure derived from the balance of tension members, not the compression struts.Can you see?<\/p>\n<figure><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tensegriteach\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/49052724?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"474\" height=\"268\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-aspectratio=\"0.5654008438818565\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n<p>(The easiest way to understand tensegrity is to have a model in your hand \u2013 then these properties are self-evident.) \u00a0Cut the strings and it would collapse totally.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-product clearfix \">\n<p class=\"rec-text\"><strong>Recommended<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"rec-product-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rec-thumb\"><a title=\"Large Tensegriteach\" href=\"https:\/\/www.anatomytrains.com\/product\/large-tensegriteach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-shop_catalog size-shop_catalog wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.anatomytrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/lrg-tensegriteach-350x309.png\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.anatomytrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/lrg-tensegriteach-350x309.png 350w, https:\/\/cdn.anatomytrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/lrg-tensegriteach-500x442.png 500w, https:\/\/cdn.anatomytrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/lrg-tensegriteach-300x265.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.anatomytrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/lrg-tensegriteach.png 622w\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"309\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"rec-product-content\">\n<h3><a title=\"Large Tensegriteach\" href=\"https:\/\/www.anatomytrains.com\/product\/large-tensegriteach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Large Tensegriteach<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"woocommerce-Price-amount amount\"><span class=\"woocommerce-Price-currencySymbol\">$<\/span>38.95<\/span>Don\u2019t explain, demonstrate! Tensegri-teach is a simple way to show the importance of soft-tissue balance to your clients. Explaining tensegrity is very complicated, and people don\u2019t \u2018get it\u2019. But show them \u2013 or better yet, let them play with \u2013 a tensegrity structure and their eyes light up and they get it right away. Since\u2026\u00a0<a class=\"read-more\" title=\"Read Large Tensegriteach\" href=\"https:\/\/www.anatomytrains.com\/product\/large-tensegriteach\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"button product_type_simple add_to_cart_button ajax_add_to_cart\" href=\"https:\/\/www.anatomytrains.com\/fascia\/tensegrity\/?add-to-cart=2449\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-quantity=\"1\" data-product_id=\"2449\" data-product_sku=\"EDU-LGTENEGRITEACH\" aria-label=\"Add \u201cLarge Tensegriteach\u201d to your cart\">ADD TO CART<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.anatomytrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/tensegrity2.png\" alt=\"Tensegrity\" width=\"181\" height=\"272\" \/><br \/>\nBuckminster \u201cBucky\u201d Fuller<\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.anatomytrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/tensegrity3.png\" alt=\"Tensegrity\" width=\"178\" height=\"224\" \/><br \/>\nKenneth Snelson<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Most of our houses and other man-made structures are \u2018compressionegrities\u2019 \u2013 their integrity lies with the continuity of compression from the highest brick in the Empire State Building to the lowest block of granite \u2013 the compression runs in an unbroken line from element to element all the way to the ground.<\/p>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1849 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.anatomytrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/tensegrity4-300x225.png\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.anatomytrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/tensegrity4-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.anatomytrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/tensegrity4-350x262.png 350w, https:\/\/cdn.anatomytrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/tensegrity4.png 402w\" alt=\"Tensegrity\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><br \/>\nTom and Dr. Steven Levin, developer of biotensegrity<\/div>\n<p>We have thought of our bodies in the same way: the skeleton is a stack of bones, like a stack of checkers \u2013 a continuous compression structure \u2013 with the individual muscles hanging off each bone to move it.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1855 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.anatomytrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/tensegrity8-158x300.png\" sizes=\"(max-width: 158px) 100vw, 158px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.anatomytrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/tensegrity8-158x300.png 158w, https:\/\/cdn.anatomytrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/tensegrity8.png 159w\" alt=\"Tensegrity\" width=\"158\" height=\"300\" \/><br \/>\nBut every classroom skeleton you have ever seen is wired together. Similarly, in the actual skeleton the bones float in a sea of soft-tissue.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Fascial continuity suggests that the myofascia acts like an adjustable tensegrity around the skeleton \u2013 a continuous inward pulling tensional network like the elastics, with the bones acting like the struts in the tensegrity model, pushing out against the restricting \u2018rubber bands\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1853\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.anatomytrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/tensegrity5.png\" sizes=\"(max-width: 328px) 100vw, 328px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.anatomytrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/tensegrity5.png 328w, https:\/\/cdn.anatomytrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/tensegrity5-300x137.png 300w\" alt=\"Tensegrity\" width=\"328\" height=\"150\" \/><strong>Tensegrity\u2019s unique features<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Playing with these models reveals several unique features: Put strain into a tensegrity structure and the deformation will get distributed all over the structure. Continuous compression structures like buildings do not show this property, but bodies do. Load one corner of a building with a huge amount of snow, and that corner might collapse, leaving the rest of building intact. Load a tensegrity, and it will distribute the strain around the whole structure.\u00a0Ergo: Where will a strained compression structure break? where the strain is greatest. Where will a tensegrity structure break under strain? At its weakest point. If we are a tensegrity structure, the \u2018load\u2019 that is causing pain or strain in the low back may be sourced in the foot or the shoulder \u2013 so we have to be able to see the pattern to know where to intervene. Erik Dalton says, \u201cDon\u2019t chase the pain!\u201d Ida Rolf said: Where you think it is, it ain\u2019t.\u201d Both of these point to the tensegrity nature of the body.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Expansion<\/strong><br \/>\nOften our clients\u2019 bodies are contracted and retracted and immobilized in some ways, in some parts. We want to engender an opening, expansion, a filling of space until the person is fully expressed, not constrained. Tensegrities expand in all axes at once: open the structure in one dimension and every dimension expands. Neither buildings nor balloons display this property, but tensegrity structures and bodies do.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Efficiency<\/strong><br \/>\nTensegrities can be built in hierarchies \u2013 each element of a tensegrity can be built out of smaller tensegrities \u2013 making for the most efficient use of materials, an evolutionary imperative. This efficiency is also a very important property, as the rule of biological evolution is efficiency \u2013 getting the most performance from the least material.<\/p>\n<p>Research into fascia has shown how it works on many levels as a distributive network. The body is at least responding like a tensegrity structure, and many of us believe that it is operating as a tensegrity structure. Perhaps it operates more like a tensegrity structure in Fred Astaire than it does in Jackie Gleason.<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/87301772?title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-aspectratio=\"0.75\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<h4>Read Tom Myers\u2019 article for Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bodyworkmovementtherapies.com\/article\/S1360-8592(19)30409-7\/fulltext\">Tension-dependent structures in stretch-activated systems.\u00a0<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4><strong>Tensegrity Resources:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/intensiondesigns.ca\/\">intensiondesigns.ca<\/a><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/biotensegrity.com\/\">biotensengrity.com<\/a><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.handspringpublishing.com\/product\/biotensegrity-structural-basis-life\/\">Biotensegrity \u2013 The Structural Basis of Life<\/a>\u00a0by Graham Scarr (2014, Handspring Publishing)<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tensegrity &nbsp; 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