presented by Bob McAtee, LMT, CSCS

Flexibility is crucial to optimum performance and to reduce the risk of injury, both for ourselves and for our clients. Facilitated stretching, which is based on the principles of PNF (proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation), consists of three simple steps: stretch the muscle, contract it isometrically against resistance, then stretch it again. These steps apply whether you're isolating one muscle at a time, or using the spiral diagonal patterns of PNF to stretch groups of muscles simultaneously.

It's a safe, simple, yet dramatically effective form of active stretching, which can be used with a wide variety of clients to regain or improve flexibility. It's not just for athletes anymore!

Facilitated stretching, combined with soft tissue work, will enable you to obtain greater overall success in client treatment sessions. Additionally, a program of self-stretching using these techniques can be invaluable for clients in their home stretching programs.

In this two day 14 hour seminar, you will learn :

• The theoretical basis and principles underlying the development and use of PNF.
  
• Effective Facilitated stretches for all of the major muscle groups.
  
• Partner stretching techniques to use with your clients and self-stretching techniques to teach them to use at home.
  
• Safety factors in the use of Facilitated stretches.
  
• Proper biomechanics for the practitioner.

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