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Over 45,000 copies of the previous edition were sold worldwide. This is a reference for sports medicine and fitness professionals, physiotherapists, coaches and athletes. The new edition is revised, reorganised and now packaged with a DVD - surpassing its popular predecessor as the best resource for the latest PNF (proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation) stretching techniques. It features new stretching routines for a variety of popular activities including running, golf, swimming, cycling and racket sports, as well as added strength work using stability balls, cables and elastic resistance bands. Readers will learn how to stretch each major muscle in the body to improve flexibility and co-ordination, increase strength, reduce overuse injuries and enhance performance. Over 300 photographs show the progression of stretches, while the new 60-minute DVD demonstrates the stretches and strengthening exercises in even more detail.
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Robert McAtee has been a sport massage therapist for over 20 years, specialising in sport and orthopaedic massage therapy. He has been using facilitated stretching techniques with clients and athletes since 1986. He also teaches facilitated stretching and sport massage seminars throughout the United States and internationally to physiotherapists, personal trainers, chiropractors, coaches, elite and amateur athletes. Jeff Charland lectured in the areas of sports medicine and rehabilitation, as well as specialising in the assessment and treatment of neural tissue disorders. He was a certified athletic trainer through the US National Athletic Trainers' Association and a certified strength and conditioning specialist through the US National Strength and Conditioning Association. Jeff Charland passed away during the preparation of this third edition.
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38 of 39 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I bought this book halfway through a diploma course on Sports Therapy. With an interesting intro on the history of PNF , and very clear pictures, I havn't found a better book on the subject yet. The section on Spiral Diagonal Patterns is fairly complex, but thats not a criticism. Overall a good reference source at a decent price.
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A good book at a good price. . has a interesting intro on the history and development of PNF stretching. Not a cover to cover read but a nice source of reference with very clear pictures and diagrams.The section on Spiral Diagonal Patterns is complex but thats not a criticism! (a difficult subject to explain).I keep this one on my bookshelf and its nice to know its there.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Good illustrations and easy to understand. Need a proper physio-type bench to do some of the stretches shown altho you could improvise. However a really good book even so.
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Excellent book, gives you lots of new ideas and good for the training therapist. Diagrams are easy to follow as are the descriptions. Would recommend it.
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I'm new to the massage arena and i found this book very helpful and will come in very handy once i get my clinic set up.
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