Assisted Stretching Therapy
Description
Assisted Stretching therapy is a bodywork modality designed to allow a trained therapist to apply Range-of-Motion movements to the body on a massage table, while keeping the spine in a safe and supported position. The therapist is able to move the body into positions that can break through hard fascial barriers that may have resulted from injury or a sedentary lifestyle, to gain flexibility and range of motion that would be impossible without assisted intervention. The therapist uses a variety of stretching techniques during an assisted stretching session Resisted stretching Active stretching Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation (PNF) stretching Passive stretching Ballistic stretching Because each body is different, as is each person’s treatment goals, the combination of stretching techniques applied during treatment may differ according to personal need and ability.
