Fascial Stretch Therapy – 2nd Edition

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The beautiful new edition of this highly successful book, written by Ann and Chris Frederick, directors of the Stretch to Win® Institute, is packed with theory and practice, including a host of beautifully illustrated assisted stretches.

Fascial Stretch Therapy™, Second edition is a practical and highly applicable manual for any massage therapist, movement instructor, physical or occupational therapist, athletic or sports trainer, fitness instructor or osteopath – in fact for any hands-on practitioners who wants to learn new skills and improve therapeutic outcomes. It clearly demonstrates how FST™ assessment, treatment, and training are used in a variety of common circumstances encountered in manual therapy and athletic training.

What’s new for the second edition…

Discusses a very brief history of a still expanding and evolving new industry of assisted stretching. It also covers the negative aspects of this trend, including the lack of assessments and specificity and common stretching methods. Approaches are listed so you can compare and contrast.

Includes a new Chapter 2 with updates of the highest quality evidence-based research useful to the field of assisted stretching. It includes the authors’ own research about the effects of FST™ on chronic nonspecific low back pain as well as a discussion about a recent systematic review of the acute effects of muscle stretching on physical performance range of motion, and injury incidence in healthy active individuals.

Lists contraindications and indications for FST™ along with new updates to reflect current understandings (e.g. about Golgi tendon organs) with supporting references.

Shows how this method will save you time when forming a working hypothesis that will quickly be proven or disproven so that you will have enough time to develop other hypotheses that you can test for efficacy, all within a single session.

Includes new photographs and artwork along with new titles to reflect the change in nomenclature from the use of the term ‘fascial line(s)’ to ‘fascial net(s)’.

6 reviews for Fascial Stretch Therapy – 2nd Edition

Heeling Sole

Rated 5 out of 5

October 7, 2023

5.0 out of 5 stars Must read for all LMTs who stretch their clients

If you do Thai massage or any form of westernized stretch therapy, the theory explanations in this book are excellent

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MariaZ

Rated 5 out of 5

May 26, 2023

5.0 out of 5 stars Arrived quicker than expected

Book arrived in great shape. Could've fooled me as brand new.

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Bri DeVries

Rated 5 out of 5

July 4, 2021

Thorough

The real experts; good historical review, lots of usefule info

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Slaah

Rated 5 out of 5

February 11, 2021

Very detailed

This was well written. The concept explained clearly. If you haven't tried FST your missing out. This book will change the way we heal and strengthe...More
This was well written. The concept explained clearly. If you haven't tried FST your missing out. This book will change the way we heal and strengthen our bodies.

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David Rivera

Rated 5 out of 5

November 24, 2020

5.0 out of 5 stars Get on board with where Fascial Stretch Therapy is going!

I thought a video review would be easier for others to make an informed decision.

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Jeremy

Rated 5 out of 5

November 20, 2020

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Read for FST Practitioners and for those doing Neuro-Myo Fascia work

This a great read (and full of reminders for those of us that have taken any FST course(s)) for those who are interested in the more advanced process ...More
This a great read (and full of reminders for those of us that have taken any FST course(s)) for those who are interested in the more advanced process of FST, it's approach and reasoning from the assessment process to its practical application. With more and more studies being done on fascia, stretching and its impact on functional movement, this book offers insight and practical applications of FST that can be appleid to ALL body types when following the Fundamentals of FST. With over 30 years in healthcare and doing bodywork, this approach is by far the best I've experienced that has an immediate and lasting impact on my clients/patients and truly is pain-free, unlike other manual therapies I have studied over the years.

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