Overview
Elite athletes have long relied on personalized stretching programs to improve flexibility and prevent injury. What you might not know is that many of those targeted stretches have a much broader application, one that you can easily incorporate into your daily routine: pain relief. PrescriptiveStretching features full-color anatomical illustrations and step-by-step instructions for 40 of the most effective stretches to eliminate pain, alleviate muscle soreness, improve balance and flexibility, and prevent common injuries. In addition, you’ll find sample stretching programs that you can follow as is or personalize to meet your body’s needs. Best of all, PrescriptiveStretching shows you how to quickly assess your pain and identify the stretches to reduce discomfort. Specifically, you’ll find recommendations for these common ailments: -Headache -Back pain -Neck stiffness -Shoulder soreness -Golfer’s elbow -Tennis elbow -Runner’s knee Whether you’re looking to increase range of motion or simply eliminate muscle pain and discomfort, PrescriptiveStretching has you covered. Comprehensive yet easy to use, it’s the guide you’ll turn to again and again.
Full Product Details
Author: Kristian Berg
Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers
Imprint: Human Kinetics
Dimensions:
Width: 21.60cm
, Height: 0.90cm
, Length: 27.90cm
Weight: 0.522kg
ISBN: 9780736099363
ISBN 10: 0736099360
Pages: 152
Publication Date: 24 February 2011
Recommended Age: From 18 to 99 years
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Replaced By: 9781492587392
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Out of Print
Availability: In Print
Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock.
Reviews
"""Prescriptive Stretching is a well-illustrated, scientifically sound book that will help you achieve better flexibility and improvedwellness."" Brad SchoenfeldMS, CSCS -- Author of Women's Home Workout Bible and Sculpting Her Body Perfect ""In Prescriptive Stretching, Kristian Berg offers a recipe for a pain-free life with safe and easy stretches."" Ulf Westerlund MD, PhD ""Prescriptive Stretching teaches the correct techniques for achieving balance in the muscles."" Jan GiaeverMD -- Level 2 Sports Medicine Physician"
Prescriptive Stretching is a well-illustrated, scientifically sound book that will help you achieve better flexibility and improvedwellness. Brad SchoenfeldMS, CSCS -- Author of Women's Home Workout Bible and Sculpting Her Body Perfect In Prescriptive Stretching, Kristian Berg offers a recipe for a pain-free life with safe and easy stretches. Ulf Westerlund MD, PhD Prescriptive Stretching teaches the correct techniques for achieving balance in the muscles. Jan GiaeverMD -- Level 2 Sports Medicine Physician
Author Information
Kristian Berg is a doctor of naprapathy, a medical therapy that focuses on manual manipulation and stretching of the spine and connective tissues. He has managed his own clinic in Stockholm, Sweden, since 1988. Berg participates annually in international training courses in dissection, anatomy, and manipulative techniques. At his clinic he has shown more than 30,000 patients the importance of stretching and muscular balance for overall health. Berg is also the principal at the Personal Training School and a lecturer in anatomy at the Scandinavian College of Naprapathic Manual Medicine in Stockholm. He is a highly regarded speaker on stretching and athletic training in Sweden and throughout Europe. Before becoming a naprapath, Berg was a nationally ranked gymnast and a talented junior tennis player. More recently, he has competed as a multisport athlete and has climbed Aconcagua, the highest peak in South America. Berg currently resides in Svartsjo, Sweden.
