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Fascial Stretching Research Paper

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Familiarize yourself with safe and effective exercises for improving flexibility in each joint of the body and discuss when each is necessary or desirable.
FASCIAL STRETCHING-Fascial stretching is a method called "Rolfing" that helps with the body’s natural alignment with gravity, by "releasing" fascial restrictions to a natural movement. It involves deep tissue manipulation, and as a fairly new practice should only be done by a physical therapist but is likely to help increase one's range of motion.
CONTRACT ANTAGONIST-RELAX (CA) METHOD- CA is an effective way to increase muscle length, by maximum isometric contraction of the antagonist, right before the static stretch of the agonist.
CONTRACT-RELAX (CR) METHOD- A great method for someone
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