Mosby's Stretching Pocket Guide - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 1st Edition

by Sandra K. Anderson, BA, LMT, ABT, NCTMB

Elsevier eBook on VitalSource

ISBN: 9780323244060

Publication Date: 12-03-2013

Page Count: 160

Imprint: Mosby

List Price: $16.99

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From basic static stretches to advanced techniques like the pin-and-stretch, Mosby’s Stretching Pocket Guide defines and explains stretching and flexibility in a way that is both applicable to manual therapy professionals and easily understood by manual therapy students. Presented in an atlas format with over 200 illustrations, this convenient reference has Spotlight boxes with salient points, and general assessment and stretching guidelines available in a clear, easy to understand format that is immediately applicable to manual therapy practice.

Key Features
- Over 200 detailed line drawings and photos demonstrate basic and advanced stretching techniques.
- Atlas format helps students quickly and easily find the stretching technique and pertinent information they need.
- Coverage of basic information on stretching, flexibility, and range of motion equips students with just the right amount of background information to help them understand the body mechanics involved in stretching techniques.
- Spotlight boxes highlight key concepts so your students can check and reinforce facts at a glance.
- Glossary of stretching terms helps students understand the language of the body in terms of stretching.
- List of references helps students obtain more detailed information when necessary.
Contents

1. Stretching and Flexibility

• Stretching and flexibility are defined
• Principles behind stretching and flexibility
• Purpose and benefits of stretching
• Explanation of how stretches can be reasoned out instead of memorized
• Assessments to determine if stretching would be beneficial
• Identifying target muscles/tissues

2. Basic Stretching Techniques

• Relationship between a line of tension and stretching
• Safe and effective stretching methods
• Direct tissue stretching
• Longitudinal and cross directional direct tissue stretching
• Difference between active and passive stretching
• Static stretching
• Dynamic stretching

3. Advanced Stretching Techniques

• Pin and stretch
• Contract relax
• Contract relax agonist contract (CRAC)
• Combined stretching methods for increased effect

4. Stretching for Self-Care

• Principles of Stretching for self-care
• Stretches

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Index
Authors

Sandra K. Anderson, BA, LMT, ABT, NCTMB, Co-Owner and Practitioner, Tucson Touch Therapies Treatment Center and Education Center, Tucson, AZ
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