The Truth About Stretching: Is It Really Effective?
Stretching exercises are an integral part of rehabilitation and sport.
Despite this, the mechanism behind its proposed effect remains ambiguous.
It is assumed that flexibility increases, e.g., action on muscle and tendon, respectively, but this is not always present in the stretching protocol of the exercises used.
Recently, the fasciae have increased in popularity, and seems that they can have a role in defining flexibility and the perception of the limitation of the maximal range of motion (ROM).
Deep fascia is also considered a key element to transmit load in parallel bypassing the joints and transmitting around 30% of the force generated during a muscular contraction.
Results from recent research show that static stretching can induce an increase in the overall stretch tolerance, which can help the muscles and tendons involved, as well as the fasciae of the anatomical region
We have been helping our community for over 10+ years with their muscle and spinal problems. Please call Health Wise Chiropractic at 03 9467 7889 or book online to see if one of our Chiropractors in Sunbury or Melton/Strathtulloh could do the same for you!
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Chiropractic has moved online. We offer our online programs -STAND CORRECTED- To help you through the day.
They contain health advice for your conditions, nutritional advice, and exercises for you to do at home or at the workplace to help you achieve your health goals.
We understand that coming to the Chiropractic clinic may be costly and time-consuming.
This way if you can't make it into the chiropractic office, you can do any of our 20+ online health programs at your leisure.
Enjoy and we hope they spark a little bit of joy and help you achieve your health goals.
Each program contains
- Information about the conditions
- things to do and things to avoid
- nutrition advice
- all the stretches that are needed to help
The following conditions are now available for online sessions
migraine
cervicogenic headaches
cervical facet neck pain
tension headaches
cervical radiculopathy (pins and needles in the arm originating from the neck)
shoulder impingement relief
thoracic outlet syndrome
frozen shoulder
rotator cuff
chronic lumbar (Low Back) disc pain
acute Lumbar(low back) disc pain
Lumbar facet pain
sciatica and piriformis syndrome
meniscus (knee pain)
Plantar fasciitis (Foot Pain)
Shin Splints
Tennis Elbow/Golfers elbow
Carpal tunnel Syndrome
Upper Crossed Syndrome( Poor Posture)
Lower Crossed Syndrome ( Poor Posture)
Dizziness-Vertigo
Arthritis
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TMJ (Jaw Pain)
Reference
Stecco, C.; Pirri, C.; Fede, C.; Yucesoy, C.A.; De Caro, R.; Stecco, A. Fascial or Muscle Stretching? A Narrative Review. Appl. Sci. 2021, 11, 307. https://doi.org/10.3390/app11010307