Eugene Movement Center

Hey everybody, this post is for LMTs in Oregon. I am teaching a class on Myoskeletal Alignment Techniques in June in Bend. Please let anyone interested that it is 16 live hours for only $295! Thanks, Andy

Oregon, June 8 - 9, 2019 - Freedom From Pain Institute Our goal is to enhance your skills, improve your results, and build your practice to a level of excellence that goes beyond the standard expectation of what can be achieved through traditional bodywork training. Be prepared for outstanding results, even with long standing chronic conditions!

Muscle tightness or Neural Inhibition?

Sometimes we are tight because our muscles or joints are bound up and sometimes we are neurologically inhibited. Here is a quick was to tell the difference.

This is a technique I use with clients and myself called Contrast Breathing. It is a neurological reset that can quickly increase muscle length.

Pick any stretch you want and then tighten your entire body at the end range and then hold your breath for 5 seconds. Then let the air out like a ballon that burst and let yourself ease into your new range of motion. Repeat this with the same stretch until you don't get any more range. Once you hit the end of progress, stop and passively stretch through the new range of motion.

The neurologic system is like a protective parent. It will only let your joints go as far as it feels that it control over. If you let it know it is in control, it will let you move to new ranges of motion.