A collection of Joseph Flanigan's drawings
A collection of Joseph Flanigan's drawings.
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Bicycle: Propel Adaptive Cycling Pedal
Propel Adaptive Cycling Pedal I have multiple sclerosis. The disease inflicts neurological trauma and causes nerve-muscule fatigue. An MS attack will limit nerve conduction and in turn, limit muscle to-from engagement. Nerve fiber conduction has the same four conduction conditions, normal, resistive, open, and shorts as wired circuits. Open and shorted nerve fibers can exhibit a permanent disability. However, the brian's neuroplasticity can develop adaptive circuits. The Propel pedal began as an adaptive device as a workaround for my MS disability challenges to pedal the trike. However, the research and development to make the adaptive pedal discovered a new pedaling performance and methodology for all cyclists. I am a USMC veteran, 68-71. When an MS release prevented me from doing an upright bike mount, I petitioned the VA's Adaptive Sports Program for a recumbent trike. Before the VA would approve the trike purchase, I had to prove I could ride the trik...
Contonix: Fitness Model Primary Elements
Fitness Model Primary Elements The Fitness Model shows the body's connection relationship of physical, neurological and cognitive. If are sitting in a chair and you want to walk out the door across the room, three activities must happen. Must have the physical prowess to move. Must have neurological coordination of movements Must have cognitive plans to direct movement. Movement activity requires millions of body system's connections. Movement performance requires different systems to work in harmony with each other. Tone exists wherever the connections among the different movement elements perform in harmony. When connection tone does not exist - a new skill or are weak - not used or broken - due to trauma like an accident, illness or diseases like multiple sclerosis then connection toning (contonix) training uses the connection relationship to remodel the connections. Mind-It is the training technique m...
Contonx: Everyday Connections
Everyday Connections Connection toning training begins with learning to be aware of the body's connections to produce activity for movement. Suppose you are in a room sitting in a chair, and you look out a door and see a bright day inviting you outdoors. You stand up, walk across the room to the door, and all of sudden the wind slams the door shut. The normal body movement requires three movement elements for action. Begin with physical prowess to stand. Neurological coordination to walk Cognitive planning orchestrates navigation to the door. Startle reflex combines the movements into a simultaneous action. The door slamming causes a startle reflex that slams the thee elements into a near-simultaneous event. Connections in MS In MS, the immune system attacks the insulating tissue myelin around the axons causing 3 possible electrical conditions. A circuit open happens when the axon is cut causin...
Contonx: Contonix Exertion Scales
The Contonix Exertion Scales is a self-assessment grading method on the effectiveness of Mind-It Training (MIT) exercises. Tone is an active event that occurs when forces act together to maintain balance. If a person extends an arm and holds is stead, all biological systems act together to hold tone. As soon as the moves, the biological systems continue to act together to sustain continue change in tone. The means to change from one tone state to another is connection toning.
Psyc: Fear Threat Reactions
Fear Threat Reactions When faced with a perceived threat, humans and animals exhibit a range of fear-threat reactions. These reactions are physiological and behavioral responses that help individuals cope with the perceived danger and protect themselves from harm. The most well-known fear threat reactions are the "fight-or-flight" responses, but there are other adaptations that organisms may employ in the face of fear. Fight-or-flight response The fight-or-flight response is a common physiological and behavioral reaction to perceived threats. This response is mediated by the sympathetic nervous system, which triggers a cascade of physiological changes that prepare the body for action. These changes include: Increased heart rate and blood pressure: This provides the body with the necessary oxygen and nutrients to fight or flee. Muscle tension: This allows for rapid movement and defense. Dilated pupils: This enhances vision in low-light conditions, which may be necessary fo...
Contonx: Four Square Fitness
Four Square Fitness S.A.F.E Conditioning S - Strength A - Agility F - Flexibility E - Endurance In the Art of Contonx, strength, agility, flexibility, and endurance are the finite elements of tone. Everything in the body's anatomy elements moves, cells, organs, fluids, nerves, bones, muscles, etc. A SAFE condition defines the relationship between the elements.
