Overview
- Comprehensive, covering all relevant aspects of flexibility
- Summarizes the basic science underlying the physiology of stretching
- Synthesizes the important literature and offers a concept of how tissues respond to each of the stretching methods
- Proposes a new explanation, referred to as the “Fascia Hypothesis”
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Musculoskeletal Medicine (MUM)
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Table of contents(12 chapters)
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Introduction
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Practical Considerations
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Theoretical Considerations
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Conclusion
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Reviews
From the reviews:
"A multiauthored review of flexibility. ... An interesting and thorough guide to the current theories and practical applications of flexibility training is included. ... Recommended Readership: Strength and conditioning specialists, athletic trainers, physical therapists, occupational therapists, and physicians in the areas of primary care, physical medicine and rehabilitation, and orthopedics." (Jonathan Finnoff, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, Vol. 83 (8), July, 2008)
"In Flexibility: A Concise Guide to Conditioning, Performance Enhancement, Injury Prevention, and Rehabilitation, the authors address these and other questions based on their cumulative years of work in this area. … I found Flexibility: A Concise Guide informative and helpful. I recommend this book to practitioners who wish to increase their understanding of flexibility and the application of stretching techniques." (Thomas Wesley Allen, The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association, Vol. 109 (2), February, 2009)
Authors and Affiliations
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School of Health and Human Performance, Faculty of Health Professions, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada
Laurence E. Holt
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Waverley, Canada
Thomas W. Pelham
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School of Recreation Management and Kinesiology, Acadia University, Wolfville, Canada
Jason Holt
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Flexibility: A Concise Guide
Book Subtitle: To Conditioning, Performance Enhancement, Injury Prevention, and Rehabilitation
Authors: Laurence E. Holt, Thomas W. Pelham, Jason Holt
Series Title: Musculoskeletal Medicine
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60327-105-9
Publisher: Humana Totowa, NJ
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Humana Press 2008
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-60327-104-2
eBook ISBN: 978-1-60327-105-9
Series ISSN: 2626-8663
Series E-ISSN: 2626-8671
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 162
Number of Illustrations: 163 b/w illustrations
Topics: Sports Medicine, Rehabilitation Medicine, General Practice / Family Medicine, Internal Medicine