Deep Tissue and Neuromuscuar Therapy, The Torso, By Sean Riehl
This massage DVD covers the hips, back, belly, shoulders & neck. Learn to alleviate pain with 53 highly effective neuromuscular techniques! Get a 3-dimensional view of the muscles. This DVD not only covers neuromuscular therapy, but includes functional assessment work. Along with range of motion and resistive tests, you will learn basic postural evaluation techniques. As part of a comprehensive treatment protocol, discover how to work on the tendons, ligaments and muscles with effective neuromuscular and deep tissue strokes. Finally complete the work with stretches. This DVD will prepare you to handle the most common injuries in every joint of the body. this video is packed with useful, easy to understand information that you can start applying to your practice right away.
DETAILED CONTENTS:
This DVD includes 53 techniques, 31 muscles and 29 trigger points. In this DVD Mr. Riehl shows the assessment of the hips in terms of anterior/posterior rotation and high/low hip movements, and how these movement affect the lower back pain. Also covered are the adductors, and the other hip muscles that control the internal and external rotation of the femur (like the piriformis that can cause sciatic nerve impingement). The lower back section discusses the most important muscles of lower back pain and their referral patterns, as well as how to evaluate for spinal mobility to help pinpoint pain. The neck section shows evaluation of the four ranges of motion and how to alleviate restriction. How to work on the anterior cervical vertebrae by pushing aside the trachea and touching the front of the cervical spine is also shown- great for whiplash sufferers. The work on the scalenes will help people who have arm pain that comes from this area.
Comes with a 17 page booklet that mirrors the techniques shown in the video.
53 Techniques
32 Muscles
29 Trigger Points
17 page booklet included
Length 77min
