Effective Stretching

CPD workshop

Have you ever wished you were able to advise your clients on simple stretching routines?
Have you ever wanted to incorporate stretching into your massage sequence?
This one-day workshop helps you to do just this!
Focusing on the practical aspects of effective stretching.

A workbook is provided to accompany this workshop.

On this workshop you will learn:
• the difference between active and passive stretching
• why some stretches are ineffective and others are more effective
• how to stretch all of the major muscles of the body actively
• how to safely incorporate stretching into your practice
• to perform passive stretches on all major muscle groups of the body
• to demonstrate active stretches for all major muscle groups of the body
• how to devise safe and appropriate stretching programmes for your clients to do between massage treatments

You will learn to stretch:

• Lower limb muscles including:
- calf muscles
- hamstrings
- quadriceps
- hip flexors
- hip adductors
- tibialis anterior
- gluteals
- piriformis
- toe flexors

• Upper limb muscles
- shoulder
- biceps
- triceps
- forearm and wrist flexors
- forearm and wrist extensors

• Trunk muscles
- pectorals
- quadratus lumborum
- rhomboids
- latissimus dorsi
- levator scapulae
- upper fibres of trapezius
- scalenes
- spinal extensors

Please note: This workshop is only open to massage therapists.

How long is the workshop?

This is a one day workshop.