Flexibility: A Concise Guide To Conditioning, Performance Enhancement, Injury Prevention, and Rehabilitation /

• Main Authors: Holt, Laurence E. (Author), Pelham, Thomas W. (Author), Holt, Jason (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Totowa, NJ : Humana Press, 2008.
• Series: Musculoskeletal Medicine
• Subjects: Medicine.; General practice (Medicine).; Internal medicine.; Rehabilitation medicine.; Sports medicine.; Medicine & Public Health.; Sports Medicine.; Rehabilitation Medicine.; General Practice / Family Medicine.; Internal Medicine.

This groundbreaking book is a definitive guide to flexibility and revises the conceptual framework of the field. In Flexibility: A Concise Guide, the authors provide a fresh perspective on flexibility, one that challenges current thinking and professional practice, from the conceptual foundations of...

Table of Contents:

• Practical Considerations
• Stretching Techniques and Exercise Prescriptions
• Stretching the Major Muscle Groups of the Lower Limb
• Stretching the Major Muscle Groups of the Upper Limb
• Stretching the Major Muscle Groups of the Trunk and Neck
• Advanced 3S Stretching Exercises for Figure Skaters, Gymnasts, Divers, and Dancers
• Sports, Fitness, and Dance Applications
• Theoretical Considerations
• Flexibility and Exercise
• Myths About Stretching
• Clinical Concepts and Applications
• The Mechanisms of Flexibility Enhancement
• Conclusion
• Conclusion.