The beautiful new edition of this highly successful book, written by Ann
and Chris Frederick, directors of the Stretch to Win(R) Institute, is
packed with theory and practice, including a host of beautifully
illustrated assisted stretches.
Fascial Stretch Therapy(TM), Second edition is a practical and highly
applicable manual for any massage therapist, movement instructor,
physical or occupational therapist, athletic or sports trainer, fitness
instructor or osteopath - in fact for any hands-on practitioners who
wants to learn new skills and improve therapeutic outcomes. It clearly
demonstrates how FST(TM) assessment, treatment, and training are used in
a variety of common circumstances encountered in manual therapy and
athletic training.
What's new for the second edition...
Discusses a very brief history of a still expanding and evolving new
industry of assisted stretching. It also covers the negative aspects of
this trend, including the lack of assessments and specificity and common
stretching methods. Approaches are listed so you can compare and
contrast.
Includes a new Chapter 2 with updates of the highest quality
evidence-based research useful to the field of assisted stretching. It
includes the authors' own research about the effects of FST(TM) on
chronic nonspecific low back pain as well as a discussion about a recent
systematic review of the acute effects of muscle stretching on physical
performance range of motion, and injury incidence in healthy active
individuals.
Lists contraindications and indications for FST(TM) along with new
updates to reflect current understandings (e.g. about Golgi tendon
organs) with supporting references.
Shows how this method will save you time when forming a working
hypothesis that will quickly be proven or disproven so that you will
have enough time to develop other hypotheses that you can test for
efficacy, all within a single session.
Includes new photographs and artwork along with new titles to reflect
the change in nomenclature from the use of the term 'fascial line(s)' to
'fascial net(s)'.
