Stretching for Functional Flexibility is a reference guide for the safe, effective, and efficient application of stretching exercises to improve range of motion and movement potential. The text provides all of the information necessary to design and implement a safe and effective stretching program. This book also covers the origin, insertion, innervation, and action of each muscle for greater understanding of the larger context of the human musculoskeletal system and biomechanics. Stretching for Functional Flexibility logically begins with the fundamentals needed to understand stretching, then covers basic stretches and stretching programs, and ends with special applications.
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Part One Fundamentals Chapter 01 Introduction to Stretching Chapter 02 General Principles for Safe and Effective Stretching Chapter 03 Assessing the Client's Flexibility Part Two Basic Stretches and Stretching Programs Chapter 04 Stretches for Individual Muscles Chapter 05 Stretches for Major Muscle Groups Chapter 06 Whole-Body Stretching Programs Chapter 07 Stretches for Improving Posture Part Three Special Stretches and Stretching Programs Chapter 08 Workplace Stretching Programs Chapter 09 Stretching for Athletic Conditioning Chapter 10 Stretching for Rehabilitation of Injuries Chapter 11 Advanced Stretching Programs with contributions from Tamara Hlava Appendix Recommended Readings
