11: Stretching the Tissues, or the Truth?

<p>Does manual therapy stretch the tissues? Til and Whitney consider the history, evidence, debates and implications of this fascinating question. </p> <p>In this episode, </p> <ul><li style="font-weight:400;">Myths and misperceptions about stretching, </li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Are we stretching connective tissue, or nervous system? </li> <li style="font-weight:400;">What does this mean for massage, bodywork, and manual therapy? </li> </ul> <p>Join two of the leading educators in manual therapy, bodywork, and massage therapy, as they delve into the most intriguing issues, questions, research, and client conditions that hands-on practitioners face. Stimulate your thinking with imaginative conversations, tips, and interviews related to the somatic arts and sciences. With Whitney Lowe and Til Luchau. </p> <p>Get the full transcript at <a href='https://advanced-trainings.com/thinking-practitioner-podcast/'>Til</a> or <a href='https://www.academyofclinicalmassage.com/stretching/'>Whitney's</a> sites! </p> <p>Resources discussed in this episode: </p> <ul><li style="font-weight:400;">Ingraham, Paul. “Quite a Stretch: Stretching Hype Debunked.” <a href='https://www.painscience.com/articles/stretching.php'>https://www.painscience.com/articles/stretching.php</a>. </li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Mitchell, Jules. 2019. Yoga Biomechanics: Stretching Redefined. Pencaitland, East Lothian: Handspring Publishing. </li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Smith, Nancy Keeney, and Catherine Ryan. 2016. Traumatic Scar Tissue Management: Massage Therapy Principles, Practice and Protocols. Edinburgh: Handspring Publishing. </li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Weppler, Cynthia Holzman, and S. Peter Magnusson. 2010. “Increasing Muscle Extensibility: A Matter of Increasing Length or Modifying Sensation?” Physical Therapy 90 (3): 438–49. <a href='https://doi.org/10.2522/ptj.20090012'>https://doi.org/10.2522/ptj.20090012</a>. </li> <li><a href='https://academyofclinicalmassage.com'>AcademyOfClinicalMassage.com</a> </li> <li