Matthew

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Mike, when it comes to stretching, the most effective way to restore elasticity, increase ROM, redistribute and guide the lymphatic is with Active Isolated Stretching. The recipe is simple science; after two seconds of stretching, the fibers will tense up as a defense to being injured thus discomfort and pain. So, simply take any joint into its end range of most actively until you feel mild discomfort, then assist with your body weight, limbs, hands, or non stretch cord a bit further for 2 seconds, then release back to a rest. Repeat the exercise 5-10 times.

When one muscle contracts, the opposite can relax. Sherrington’s Law.

Each rep, you’re creating a pump for fresh blood and oxygen, you’re also effectively increasing your ROM without your nervous system getting in the way. https://www.stretchingusa.com/active-isolated-stretching/

Example: to stretch the hamstring, glute fibers.

Lay on your back. Bring your working leg up knee bent about 90 degrees, heel turned towards face, externally. You stretch this shape, don’t let your heel fall toward your chest during the exercise.

Now from a resting state, contract your hip flexors, quads, core and bring that working leg (with shape) towards your opposite ear, if you can reach place your same side hand over your knee, opposite hand over shin or ankle and gently assist further for 2 seconds only. Let go, leg comes back down straight. If you can’t reach yet, wrap a cord around your ankle, tug on it at the end ranfe of motion, then let it all come back down. Exhale contract, inhale return.

I’ll have my own videos here soon 😉

Much love,

Matthew Doolin BA NMT AIS SET

https://www.unwindfreedom.com

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[Matthew]

I’m not certain but around the end of next week, 12/9?

[Matthew]

Hi Carole,

I have some insight into your beleaguered left knee. Within our realm of soft tissue healing, manual osteopath, and chiro I work with the spheno occipital joint first with my clients to address structural imbalances in the pelvis and chronic pain. I’ll be driving through AZ quite possibly in two weeks and would love to share treatment with you, on my return to Florida. The treatment immediately brings the body to a permanent more weight bearing capacity -a new homeostasis- so your left knee will now have better structural support, and anything moving forward towards its rehab will be expedited. The work is called Structural Energetic Therapy, Cranial Structural Technique developed by Don McCann LMT LMHC 47 years ago.

love,

Matthew

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