Mosby's stretching pocket guide

Description

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. Over 200 detailed line drawings and photos dem.;Front cover; Mosby's Stretching Pocket Guide; Copyright; Introduction; Acknowledgments; Table of Contents; 1 Principles behind stretching; Definition of terms; Factors affecting flexibility; Stretching; Benefits and cautions of stretching; Cautions; Hypermobility; Contraindications and other cautions; Benefits of stretching on soft tissue; Properties of soft tissue; Connective tissue, muscles, and stretching; Compensation; Physiology behind stretching; Joints; Muscle tissue; Microscopic effect of stretching a muscle; Proprioceptors; Major categories of stretching; Static stretching Front cover Mosby's Stretching Pocket Guide Copyright Introduction Acknowledgments Table of Contents 1 Principles behind stretching Definition of terms Factors affecting flexibility Stretching Benefits and cautions of stretching Cautions Hypermobility Contraindications and other cautions Benefits of stretching on soft tissue Properties of soft tissue Connective tissue, muscles, and stretching Compensation Physiology behind stretching Joints Muscle tissue Microscopic effect of stretching a muscle Proprioceptors Major categories of stretching Static stretching Dynamic stretchingBallistic stretching References 2 Basic stretching techniques Guidelines for successful stretching Muscle relaxation Warming the tissues Minimum force Breath Duration Safe and effective stretching methods Stretching procedures Overstretching Reasoning and application How stretches can be reasoned out instead of memorized Multiplane stretching Isolating a stretch to one target muscle Stretching other target tissues Direct tissue stretching Longitudinal stretching Basic longitudinal stretching Separating the ends of tissue to lengthen it Active assisted longitudinal stretchingUsing compression with longitudinal stretching Cross-directional stretching Basic static stretching techniques References 3 Basic static stretching atlas Neck Neck circles Neck lateral flexion Neck lateral flexion with rotation Neck forward flexion Wrist and hand Flip Wrist Interlace fingers and mobilize WRIST Metacarpal scissors Pull and circumduct fingers Arm and shoulder Arm pull Shoulder circles Spine Spinal twist I Spinal twist II Spinal twist III Spinal twist IV Hip and knee Leg pull Leg rock Hip clock stretch Hip circles Hip flexionGroin stretch Heel to hip Hip hyperextension Ankle and foot Plantar flexion Dorsiflexion Metatarsal scissors Pull and circumduct toes 4 Advanced stretching techniques Pin and stretch Proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation Contract relax Antagonist contract Contract relax antagonist contract Active isolated stretching Muscle energy techniques Principles of muscle energy techniques Breathing and eye movement Methods Pulsed muscle energy procedures Examples of stretching References 5 Stretching for self-care Principles of stretching for self-care Stretches