Facilitated Stretching: A Baker's Dozen

Many massage/manual therapists would like to include effective stretches in their client sessions but feel they don’t have the training or expertise to perform the stretches correctly. Facilitated stretching is based on the principles of PNF (proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation) and consists of three simple steps: stretch the muscle, contract it isometrically against resistance, then stretch it again.  This active-assisted technique is easy to learn and to incorporate into your current massage work.  This seminar teaches a “baker's dozen” of “favorites” from the facilitated stretching repertoire.

Facilitated stretching can be effectively combined with soft tissue work and enable the practitioner to obtain greater overall success in client treatment sessions.  Additionally, a program of self-stretching using these techniques can be invaluable for clients in their home stretching programs.

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