Facilitated Stretching

Course Description: Facilitated Stretching, or Active-Assisted stretching can be utilized to treat tight, shortened muscles more effectively and in less time than traditional passive stretching. This course defines and demonstrates Facilitated Stretching to restore elasticity and pliability to tight, shortened muscles. The physiology/mechanisms of tight, shortened muscles is explained. Hands-on demonstrations are provided for large muscles such as Sternocleidomastoid, Pectoralis Major and Minor, Quadratus Lumborum, Hamstrings, and Quadriceps. Self-care techniques for the treating the lateral flexors of the neck, Hamstrings, and Quadriceps are also demonstrated.