Facilitated Stretching (book)

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For years, PNF (proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation) stretching has been used in therapeutic settings. Now with Facilitated Stretching you can learn how to use PNF stretching techniques to increase range of motion in healthy athletes.

Until now, the material available on PNF has been highly technical. Facilitated Stretching takes a simplified approach--it shows you the PNF techniques that are appropriate for healthy people, and it provides easy-to-follow instructions with photos and illustrations that make your learning easy.

The stretches in Facilitated Stretching are known as CRAC (contract-relax, antagonist-contract) stretches. CRAC stretches are the safest PNF stretches because there is no passive movement--the athlete performs all of the stretching. Facilitated Stretching contains 29 CRAC stretches, which address most of the major muscle groups: 18 are single-muscle stretches, and 11 use the spiral-diagonal patterns that are the heart of PNF stretching. Once you've learned these stretching techniques, you'll be able to design additional stretches for almost any muscle or muscle group. The book also features many self-stretching techniques that athletes can use to maintain their gains in range of motion.

Facilitated Stretching includes a full chapter that explains the role of PNF techniques during injury rehabilitation. You'll learn the goals of PNF stretching in rehabilitation, some of the conditions and injuries that benefit from PNF stretching, and the modalities used in rehabilitating sport injuries.

Range of motion is critical in athletic performance. Without it, athletes risk fatigue and overuse injuries. Help athletes achieve greater range of motion and improved performance with the techniques in Facilitated Stretching.

AUDIENCE

How-to book for athletic trainers, sport massage therapists, sport physical therapists, sport physicians,sport chiropractors, and coaches.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Robert McAtee has been a sport massage therapist since 1981, specializing in sport and orthopedic massage therapy. He has worked in both clinical settings and private practice and currently maintains a private sport massage practice in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

McAtee received his massage training at the Institute for Psycho-Structural Balancing in Los Angeles and San Diego and through the Sports Massage Training Institute (SMTI) in Costa Mesa, California. He has been designated a preferred therapist by SMTI and is a member of the National Sports Massage Team of the American Massage Therapy Association.

McAtee presents massage clinics to massage therapists, physical therapists, chiropractors, Olympic caliber athletes and coaches, and amateur athletes. He is a former instructor at the Massage Training Institute in Encinitas, California, and teaches at the Colorado Springs Academy of Therapeutic Massage.

Jeff Charland is a 1983 graduate of the University of Wisconsin physical therapy program. His postgraduate study has focused on motor learning, biomechanics, and muscle energy technique.

Charland has worked extensively with college and Olympic-level athletes at the U.S Olympic Training Center in Lake Placid, as an athletic trainer for The Colorado College, and at the U.S. Olympic Festival (1991). He is the owner/director of Charland Physical Therapy Clinics of Colorado Springs, Colorado, which specialize in orthopedic and sport physical therapy.

Charland is a member of the American Physical Therapy Association and the National Athletic Trainers Association. He is also licensed as an emergency medical technician.

WORDS OF PRAISE

"As a triathlete, I have used PNF stretching to not only prevent injury, but to also enhance performance. Without its use I would have probably been forced out of the sport years ago due to injury and poor performance. Facilitated Stretching is an exhaustive look at how you can incorporate these techniques into your own program."

"I found this book to be very informative. I would recommend this book to any health care professional interested in PNF at an entry level."

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