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CONTENTS

FOREWORD

INTRODUCTION

Why do muscles tighten up?

How do you know a tightened muscle?

General rules for treating tight muscles Various types of mobility exercise Autostretching

When. how much, and how often should you stretch?

GUIDE

How to use this book

How to use the pictures

How to use explanations and instructions

Your difficulty is...

Tight Muscles

Equipment

Starting Position

Stretching

Stimulation

Common Errors

Notes

Normal Mobility

AUTOSTRETCHING FOR MUSCLES OF THE ARMS AND LEGS

Register The Shoulder The Elbow The Wrist The Fingers The Hip The Knee The Ankle The Toes

AUTOSTRETCHING FOR MUSCLES OF THE BACK AND JAW

Register

The spine - how it’s madę and how it works

The spine - how it should move

The Neck

The Jaw

The Upper Back

The Lower Back

MUSCLES AND JOINTS - HOW THEY’RE MADĘ AND HOW THEY WORK OTHER WRITINGS ABOUT THE YALUE OF STRETCHING INDEX OF MUSCLE NAMES

CROSS-REFERENCES to Muscle Stretching in Manuał Therapy, Volumes I and II, Alfta Rehab Fórlag, 2nd Edition, 1988.

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