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- 3. Notes:___________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ CROSS HANDED STRETCH *One or both the hands will move. PLANTED STRETCH *Only the hand going up the back will move, the other one is planted.
- 4. Notes:___________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ L STRETCH *The one hand planted like an L will not move. I STRETCH *One or both hands will move.
- 5. Notes:___________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ S STRETCH *One or both hands will move. W STRETCH *Both thumbs will move.
- 6. Notes:___________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ THUMB STRETCH *Move your thumb around to the most restrictive point and push into it. FOREARM STRETCH *Use your body weight.
- 7. Notes:___________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ JOINT STRETCH *Push into the joint. PALM STRETCH *Use your body weight.
- 8. Notes:___________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ TWIST STRETCH (AKA Snake Bite) *Twist in opposite directions. If the client feels tingling, let go slowly. STRAIGHT STRETCH *Only your hand goes up the leg, the other hand holds the ankle in plantar flexion. (Also is used on other parts of the body)
- 9. Notes:___________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ELBOW STRETCH *Deeper form of MFR. TRACTION STRETCH *Twist both directions and go towards the most restrictive point.
- 10. Notes:___________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ RATCHET STRETCH *Compress an area and then keep the compression while you extend the limb. If any tingling happens, please release slowly. *Also with hams in the prone position RATCHET TWIST STRETCH *Compress an area and then keep the compression while you rotate the limb. If any tingling happens, please release slowly. *Also with hams in the prone position
- 11. Notes:___________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ KNUCKLE STRETCH*際際滷 knuckle in the direction of resistance. SIDE ELBOW STRETCH *Deeper form of MFR.
- 12. Notes:___________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ UNDER STRETCH *Plant your top hand and your other hand slides under. THUMB SPREAD STRET *Spread thumbs apart (or cross you arms and perform the same stretch).
- 13. Notes:___________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ FINGER STRETCH *Fingers on top of fingers and glide slowly. HEEL STRETCH *Glide with your heel of your palm.
- 14. Notes:___________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ELBOW TWIST STRETCH *Twist elbow in the most restricted direction. DOUBLE THUMB STRETCH *Glide with both of your thumbs
- 15. Notes:___________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ANY STRETCHING TECHNIQUE *Any stretching technique can be made into a MFR technique
- 16. Other Techniques
- 17. Notes:___________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ A. Plant one hand and glide the other hand down to their low back and then twist that hand. B. Plant one hand and glide the other hand down their back. A. Cross your hands and glide. B. Cross your hands and glide on their spine (light).
- 18. Notes:___________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ A. Separate their shoulders with your palms or forearms. B. With your hands crossed, separate their shoulders with your palms or forearms. A. Hook your palm under their occipital ridge, hold it there, and glide down their shoulder. B. Hook your palm under their occipital ridge, hold it there, and glide down their back.
- 19. Notes:___________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ A. Hook your palms above their iliac crest. B. Hook your palm on their iliac crease and glide with the other hand. A. Hook one hand on their iliac crest and glide the other hand over their shoulder. B. Hook one hand on their greater trochanter and glide the other hand down their hams.
- 20. Notes:___________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ A. Plant your hand on their greater trochanter and glide the other hand up their back. B. Separate the glutes. A. Pull up on their hip and glide the other hand under their stomach. B. Pull their arm and glide down their back.
- 21. Notes:___________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ EAR PULL 1. Place your thumb in their ear and pull at different angles. 2. Then, find the most restrictive and hold (2-5 minutes). NOSE PULL 1. Pinch their septum and pinch the top of their nose. 2. Then pull at the angle of the nose and hold (2-5 minutes).
- 22. Notes:___________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ PLATYSMA SPREAD 1. Push your hand towards their feet. 2. Next, hold your hand on their sternum (dont shove it). 3. Slowly drop their head down (2-5 minutes). SUBOCCIPITAL SPREAD 1. Have your fingers under their suboccipital ridge. 2. Slowly bring your fingers around to their mastoid process (2-5 minutes).
- 23. Notes:___________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ PALM SPREAD 1. Wrap your pinkies between their pinky/ring & thumb/index. 2. Slowly spread your thumbs apart (2-5 minutes). FINGER TRACTION 1. Slowly pull and twist a finger in different directions. 2. Hold and twist more in the most restrictive direction (2-5 minutes). *Also with the toes
- 24. Notes:___________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ FASCIA POP 1. Pinch the low back. 2. Roll it around until you cant move it anymore. 3. Quickly pull up and dont slip off (You should hear a pop). 4. Try it in different areas (lower lumbar all the way up to mid-thoracic area).