Muscle Energy Technique

CPD workshop

Are you a massage therapist, body worker or fitness instructor wanting some advanced skills?

Muscle Energy Technique (MET) is a method of stretching muscles and is widely used by Sports Massage Therapists and Fitness Instructors.

Clients perform an isometric muscle contraction which is then followed by either an active or passive stretch. The level of contraction is fairly low, so the technique is gentle yet hugely effective.

On this one day workshop you will learn to stretch the following muscles:

A. In supine
• hamstrings (active and passive)
• gluteals and piriformis (passive)
• hip adductors (passive without gracilis)
• hip adductors (passive with gracilis)
• deep hip rotators (traction)
• upper trapezius (unilaterally and bilaterally)
• lateral neck flexors
• latissimus dorsi and gleno-humeral adductors
• pectorals (unilaterally both with and without biceps brachii)
• medial rotators of the humerus
• lateral rotators of the humerus
• erector spinae

B. In prone
• calf (two variations)
• quadriceps
• hip flexors

C. In sitting
• pectoralis major and anterior deltoid
• neck rotators (active only)
• lateral flexors of neck (passive)
• Neck extensors (active)
• erector spinae
• quadratus lumborum
• triceps

We will also practice other ways of stretching hip flexors and erector spinae.

A full workbook is provided.

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

How long is the workshop?

This is a one day workshop.