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Why Muscle Energy?

By providing you with specialized method of treatment, Muscle Energy Technique.  Muscle energy technique (MET) is a type of osteopathic manipulative medicine (OMM) developed by Fred Mitchell, Sr, D.O., in 1948, designed to improve musculoskeletal function through mobilizing joints and stretching tight muscles and fascia, to reduce pain, and to improve circulation and lymphatic flow. This  movement-oriented active therapy combines active, direct techniques which promote muscle relaxation by activating nerve cells embedded in the muscle belly and/or tendon. There are several distinct techniques, including Reciprocal Inhibition (RI), Post-Isometric Relaxation (PIR) and Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation (PNF). Their purpose is to gain motion that is limited by restrictions of neuromuscular structures..

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MOVE BETTER FEEL BETTER

Movement Strategies:

There are four types of exercise: endurance, strength, balance, and flexibility. Each one has different benefits. Doing one kind also can improve your ability to do the others, and variety helps reduce boredom and risk of injury.  We will work with you where you are and make adjustments so improvements are attained and sustained. 

Reduction of Pain:

MET involves the subject to voluntarily contract the muscle in a precisely controlled direction against the therapist’s counter force. Its therapeutic effects are to reduce pain, reduce muscle tone, stretch tightened muscles, strengthen the weak muscles, improve local circulation and mobilize joint restrictions. The reduction in pain intensity in the groups is attributed to the hypoalgesic effects of MET which is explained by the inhibitory Golgi tendon reflex, activated during the isometric contraction that in turn leads to the reflex relaxation of the muscles.

CORRECTIVE FLOW:

Mobility Improvement:

Mobility is your ability to move with control. Improving your mobility means improving your ability to pick something up from the floor not just being able to reach it (flexibility). Improvements in your posture are most notable when you combine flexibility and mobility techniques.

Exercise Prescription:

You will have access to my written exercise prescription.  It will include specific instructions for the type, intensity, frequency, and duration of exercise. After a gradual exercise initiation period over several weeks, a goal of 20- to 60-minute sessions, two to three times per week, and will include cardiovascular fitness.

PREVENTATIVE MEDICINE

Preventing injuries is an important way to improve our overall health and wellness. Even a small injury can have long term effects on your ability to live, learn, work and play. Most injuries are predictable and preventable.