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Therapeutic Stretching near Fort Lauderdale

What is Stretch Therapy?

Stretch Therapy is a system designed to help lengthen tight muscles by activating the “stretch reflex” while your body is in perfect alignment. We use adjustable belts, pads, and straps to stabilize, control, and alleviate discomfort in the specific area the practitioner is stretching. Stretch therapy has been developed for all ages and body types, from the weakened warrior to the competitive athlete. Regardless of your particular structure, stretch therapy will reinvigorate your body allowing you to take charge of your day like never before.

Stretch therapy is amazing for circulation, blood flow, pain, and more. Anyone can benefit from Stretch therapy, from those that work sedentary jobs and experience stiffness, back pain, leg pain, hip pain, and sciatica, to athletes of all ages. 

It’s common for us not to realize the number of muscles we use for the most minuscule of movements. Something as simple as reaching for something in the pantry can use up to a whopping nineteen different muscles. For this reason, stretching is so important to keep our bodies functioning not only properly but as pain-free as possible.

What Can Our Therapeutic Stretching near Fort Lauderdale Help With?

• Improved range of motion – With the help of our equipment we’re able to increase not only the patient’s flexibility but increase their ability to have the full range in all their movements. By using the straps to stabilize specific body parts, your stretch therapist is able to target the specific muscles that aren’t only bothering you but that they find to be taking the brute of your day in their evaluation.

• Repatterning – In every session through the process of traction and extension stretch therapy is able to stabilize the knees, shoulders, neck, and even elbows. At the end of the stretch, the posture and alignment in the body are far more improved which is noticeable the second you step off the table. When our body is out of balance, we compensate with the stronger side, therefore, making it even tighter than the original problem area. For example, a sore hamstring on the left will have us putting the pressure of our day on the right. This will not only cause overall more tightness but can even make a limb longer than the other in the process, throwing your back off, as well as shoulders. The domino effect can make a simple problem much worse, but through a good stretch therapy session, with a trained professional, the repatterning alone can make the biggest difference.

• Strengthening – By alleviating the pressure on the muscles and joints the body is able to properly hold all of our weight with little compensation for extra muscles, therefore strengthening the ones that are important and keep us moving in a pain-free manner from day to day.

• Relaxation – Stretching and getting the muscles lubricated puts the body in homeostasis and increases the production of oxytocin released. When the body is in a relaxed state the extra stress is taken off of the joints, ligaments, and muscles.

More benefits of Therapeutic stretching near Fort Lauderdale, FL:

• Improved sport-specific performance

• Increase muscular strength and endurance

• Reduce muscle tension and risk of injury

• Increase balance and symmetry of the body

• Reduce muscular soreness and fatigue

• Counteract the effects of aging 

• Reduces the risk of injury 

• Increases the smooth flow of qi and blood throughout the channels

What to expect in our FORT LAUDERDALE offices

Stretch therapy is similar to manual therapy in the sense that it is performed one-on-one on a manual therapy table. Each treatment starts with an intake and evaluation by the therapist. After diagnosing and deciding the best muscles to target, the therapist will get you on the table, and strap you in using the state-of-the-art strapping system. This includes a belt-like strap that goes over the waist comfortably. Next, an individual leg will be strapped in above the knee. Each session is designed to move the body in specific postures that target the necessary muscles. Your goal as the patient is to breathe and communicate with your therapist about any tweaks or areas of discomfort. The goal is to feel a constant stretching sensation and not experience any pain.