Flexibility: A Concise Guide (eBook)

To Conditioning, Performance Enhancement, Injury Prevention, and Rehabilitation

Laurence E. Holt, Thomas E. Pelham, Jason Holt (Autoren)

eBook Download: PDF

2009 | 2008
XVI, 162 Seiten
Humana Press (Verlag)
978-1-60327-105-9 (ISBN)

Infos

Here is a definitive guide to flexibility that revises the conceptual framework of the field. From the conceptual foundations of research to the practical applications of stretching techniques in a number of domains, this book provides a fresh perspective on flexibility, one that challenges current thinking and professional practice. It covers all major types of flexibility technique and training, with an emphasis on when and how to use each method safely and effectively. Specific applications to rehabilitation, sport, fitness, and dance make this book an invaluable resource for all practitioners and professionals in the field of human movement.

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In 1964, at the beginning of my PhD studies at Southern Illinois University, I was first introduced to the theory and practice of proprioceptive neuro- muscular facilitation (PNF). One specific application, reversal of antago- nists, particularly intrigued me, and served as the focus of not only my dissertation, but also numerous research projects, presentations, and pub- lications over the ensuing years, including the monograph Scientific Stretch- ing for Sport (1973). This was the first publication to present a simplified. planar version of reversal of antagonists for enhancing flexibility. Although I was repeatedly encouraged by friends and colleagues to write a more extensive text, I knew that more laboratory research, methodologi- cal fine-tuning, clinical information, and significant changes to the concep- tual foundations, were needed before a truly meaningful book could be written. Throughout my 36 years at Dalhousie University. I have been fortunate to have had a number of excellent graduate students whose theses contrib- uted much of this needed material. Their work has been published in numerous academic journals and is referenced throughout this text.

Inhalt

Preface 8
Acknowledgments 10
Contents 11
Introduction 15
I Practical Considerations 22
1 Stretching Techniques and Exercise Prescriptions 23
2 Stretching the Major Muscle Groups of the Lower Limb 35
3 Stretching the Major Muscle Groups of the Upper Limb 48
4 Stretching the Major Muscle Groups of the Trunk and Neck 57
5 Advanced 3S Stretching Exercises for Figure Skaters, Gymnasts, Divers, and Dancers 65
6 Sports, Fitness, and Dance Applications 70
II Theoretical Considerations 76
7 Flexibility and Exercise 77
8 Myths About Stretching 90
9 Clinical Concepts and Applications 103
10 The Mechanisms of Flexibility Enhancement 118
Conclusion 131
Bibliography 145
Index 159

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 27.11.2009
• Reihe/Serie: Musculoskeletal Medicine
• Reihe/Serie: Musculoskeletal Medicine
• Zusatzinfo: XVI, 162 p. 163 illus.
• Verlagsort: Totowa
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Allgemeinmedizin
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Innere Medizin
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Orthopädie
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Sportmedizin
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Physiotherapie / Ergotherapie
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Studium
• Schlagworte: Diabetes • Diabetes mellitus • flexibility • Medicine • Muscle • prevention • Rehabilitation • rehabilitation psychology • sports medicine • Stretching • Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) • Training
• ISBN-10: 1-60327-105-8 / 1603271058
• ISBN-13: 978-1-60327-105-9 / 9781603271059