Corrective Flexibility - increase joint range of motion, improve muscle imbalances, correct altered joint motion
Performed in all 3 OPT phases
-- focus on neural system and fascial system
------fibrous tissue that surrounds and separates muscle tissue
-- apply gentle force to an adhesion / knot - the muscle fibers are altered from a bundled position into straighter alignment
-- stimulates Golgi tendon organ and creates autogenic inhibition, decreasing muscle spindle excitement, and releases hypertonicity (tension) of the muscle
-- sustain pressure on tender spot for minimum of 30 seconds (it may take longer depending on ability to relax)
-- restores body back to optimal level of function
-- do this prior to static stretching - to improve lengthening process
Myofascial Release Stretches examples:
- Gastrocnemius/Soleus (Calves)
- Tensor Fascia Latae (TFL) / Iliotibial (IT) band
- Adductors
- Piriformis
- Latissimus Dorsi
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