Facilitated Stretching

Table of Contents:
Part I. The Prerequisites Chapter 1. Understanding the Basics of Stretching Soft Tissues Affected by Stretching Muscle Interactions Muscle Contractions Reflexes Relevant to Facilitated Stretching Types of Stretching Guidelines for Stretching Chapter Summary Chapter 2. Focusing on Facilitated Stretching PNF History PNF Basis: Spiral–Diagonal Movement PNF Stretching Techniques Facilitated Stretching Guidelines Detailed Sequence for Facilitated Stretching Safety Considerations for Facilitated Stretching Chapter Summary Chapter 3. Using the Spiral–Diagonal Patterns of PNF When and Why to Use Spiral-Pattern Stretches Learning the Patterns Through Free Motion Facilitated Stretching Using the Patterns Lower Extremity Stretches Using the Patterns Upper Extremity Stretches Using the Patterns Strengthening Exercises Using the Patterns Chapter Summary Part II. The Stretches Chapter 4. Stretches for the Torso and Neck Oblique Abdominals Lower Back Upper Trapezius Sternocleidomastoid Scalenes Suboccipitals Levator Scapulae Chapter 5. Stretches for the Lower Extremity Hip Extensors Hip Flexors Hip Lateral (External) Rotators Hip Medial (Internal) Rotators Hip Abductors Hip Adductors Knee Extensors Ankle Plantar Flexors Ankle Dorsiflexors Toe Flexors Toe Extensors Ankle Evertors: Peroneal (Fibularis) Group Ankle Invertors Chapter 6. Stretches for the Upper Extremity Rotator Cuff Scapular Stabilizers Additional Muscles That Move the Arm Elbow Wrist and Hand Supinators and Pronators Chapter 7. Stretching Routines for Specific Activities Everyday Sequence Cycling Golf Ice Hockey Running Swimming Throwing and Racket Sports Rusty Hinges

About the Author :
Robert McAtee, BA, LMT, CSCS, C-PT, has been a sport massage therapist since 1981, specializing in sport and orthopedic massage therapy. Since 1988 he has maintained an active international sport massage practice in Colorado Springs, Colorado. McAtee has been using facilitated stretching techniques with clients and athletes since 1986. He teaches facilitated stretching and sport massage seminars throughout the United States and internationally to massage therapists, athletic trainers, personal trainers, chiropractors, Olympic-caliber athletes and coaches, and amateur athletes. McAtee received his massage training at the Institute for Psycho-Structural Balancing (IPSB) in Los Angeles and San Diego (1981-82) and through the Sports Massage Training Institute (SMTI) in Costa Mesa, California (1986). He holds a BA in psychology from California State University (1974), is nationally certified in therapeutic massage and bodywork (1992), and is a certified strength and conditioning specialist (1998) and certified personal trainer. He has been an active member of the American Massage Therapy Association since 1988. A keynote speaker and featured presenter at numerous national and international conventions, McAtee also regularly presents workshops nationally and internationally on the topics of facilitated stretching, massage, and soft-tissue injury care. For more information, please contact him at Pro-Active Massage Therapy 1119 N. Wahsatch Ave., Suite 1 Colorado Springs, CO 80903 USA Tel: 719-475-1172 Website: www.stretchman.com Jeff Charland, PT, ATC, CSCS, GDMT, was a 1983 graduate of the University of Wisconsin at Madison physical therapy program, where he also competed as a varsity wrestler on a scholarship. Beginning in 1987, Charland lectured in the areas of sports medicine, rehabilitation, and assessment and treatment of neural tissue disorders. He was a team trainer and traveled internationally with the U.S. Judo and U.S. Wrestling Federations' national and Olympic teams. Charland completed the graduate program in manipulative therapy at Curtin University in Perth, Western Australia, under the direction of Bob Elvey, a world-renowned physiotherapist. He was a certified athletic trainer through the National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA) and a certified strength and conditioning specialist (CSCS) through the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA). In 1997, he earned a certification in active release techniques. He also served as director of a sport physical therapy clinic in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Charland passed away in December 2004; however, his contributions to previous editions were significant and continue to be appreciated.

Review :
"If a picture is worth 1000 words, then a video is worth 10,000 words, particularly when it includes narration detailing how the body should be positioned and what the stretcher, and the partner if it is a partner stretch, should be doing at each point during the stretch.  The use of the video demonstrations moves the book to a much higher level of teaching, and learning for the reader. Readers will be much more comfortable with, and knowledgeable of, doing the stretches and conditioning exercises after they have watched somebody else do it, and had key points explained to them. In sum, the combination of the printed book and the video demonstrations make this an outstanding resource for individuals wishing to enhance their movement ability in a variety of settings, and activities, through the use of effective stretching and movement techniques." Gordon Chalmers, PhD—Western Washington University