At the fully booked Neuro Innovation Day, more than 150 participants learned about the potential of neuro-centered training.
Neurotraining is becoming more and more of a trend. The brain-based training method, which was initially used primarily in elite sports, has now found its way into a wide variety of health areas. In order to show the various application possibilities of neuro-centered exercises, the first Neuro Innovation Day took place at the weekend in the premises of the Landessportbund Hessen e. V.. The organizers were the Artzt Institute of Ludwig Artzt GmbH and the German Academy for Neuro-Performance.
"We hit the bull's eye with our Neuro Day: The topic is attracting huge interest, and the event was completely booked out," says a delighted Astrid Buscher, head of the Artzt Institute. The congress was used by trainers, physiotherapists, exercise instructors and sports physicians from the D-A-CH region for professional training.
Wide range of topics in theory and practice
For one day, renowned speakers provided information on the latest findings in neuro-centered training. Even the opening lecture entitled "Neuro-Training, the training of the future" made it clear what the conference was about: "The brain and nervous system are involved in all vital processes, so why is our main focus in training, therapy and diagnostics not on neuronal processes?" asked Kevin Grafen, sports scientist and neuro-coach.
The approximately 150 congress visitors were able to try out the practical application of the neuro-centered method for themselves right away in the 12 workshops offered. "The best way to understand a complex concept like neurotraining is to experience it firsthand. Seen from the outside, many things look a bit bizarre and strange at first glance. But when the effect can be felt and seen on your own body, you understand why neurotraining will be an indispensable part of training and therapy in the future," explains Andreas Könings, neuro-expert and head of the German Academy for Neuro-Performance. According to Könings, the congress was an important milestone in Germany in making the neuro-centered approach accessible to a broader public and paving new ways for sport and health.
The range of topics was correspondingly diverse. It ranged from the use of neuro-based therapies for cancer and post-coviduals, to immune strengthening in everyday life and fall prevention, to the question "Does your brain already know that you are no longer injured?" Dominik Suslik, sports scientist and head of medicine, health and athletics at second-league club Hannover 96, and Tina Nguyen, neuroathletics trainer and inventor of the Kraftletics concept, explained how to use neurotraining in team sports or functional group training. The fact that children can already benefit from the neuro approach was demonstrated by physiotherapist Angelika Rieß with her focus on visual training and Astrid Buscher with her presentation on the influence of perception on children's learning and behavior.
Game changer for science and sport
All of these contributions were designed to help participants understand the neural connections between the brain and the body. After all, the quality of any movement depends on how high-quality the information from the three movement-controlling systems of the eyes (visual system), balance (vestibular system) and self-perception (proprioceptive system) is and how well the brain can process it.
In sports such as soccer and athletics, these findings already play a relevant role. But neurotraining can also be a game changer for everyday ailments like back pain or headaches. "Brain-based training represents the link between training possibilities and modern neuroscientific findings. There's a lot of information out there that we just need to harness. This allows us to look at movement and pain issues from a whole new angle and improve them," says physician, neuroscientist and neuro expert Hady Daboul, whose app "heyvie" can be used to train the brain for migraines.
Impressions from the 1st Neuro Innovation Day
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New edition next year
The organizers are confident that there will also be a Neuro Innovation Day next year: "We have already received many requests for further dates. This puts us in a positive mood for the future," says Felix Artzt, Managing Director of Ludwig Artzt GmbH.
Source and image: Ludwig Artzt GmbH
Published on: 29 September 2022