Treatments

Trauma and overuse is definitely the biggest factor in muscle stiffness and injuries, which will in turn lead to further imbalances in the body. Muscles have the capacity to be stretched up to 1.6times their resting length. However, muscles tear and rupture beyond this length. All muscle tears result in bleeding at the site of the tear. Bleeding promotes scar tissue formation, which is how the body naturally heals itself. The scar tissue is stiff and non-flexible unlike the normal muscle tissue. Wherever flexibility is compromised, muscle weakness and contractors develop. (Myers, T.W. 1997)

The change of occurrence of any type of physical Injury can be decreased significantly when engaging in a proper stretching program, As well as Formation of ineffective scar tissue formation after any injury can be completely eliminated with AIS. Due to its unique technique and physiological approach, this would just be the best method in the world for effective restoration of soft tissue injuries, increased blood flow, and removal of toxins and edema.

We at StretchingSA do believe in immediate mobilization of any injury with no involved fracture, not via vigorous palpation of the specific area, and not via electronic devices but via ‘hands on’ techniques, giving a controlled and isolated movement of specific muscles around the area.

Stretching SA has mastered the techniques of AIS the mattes method under the guidance of Aaron L. Mattes himself, and have gained such a thorough understanding of human movement, that we are capable of educating and assisting anyone in need.

Postural problems and associate postural Misalignments are simply caused by chronic abnormal posturing. Chronic abnormal posturing means that a person would be in the wrong posture all the time, he will be walking, standing, sitting in the wrong way, caused by weakened muscle groups, pain and disease.

There are a number of different postural problem, but most of them do involve our spine. Our spine is highly sensitive to movement, and we are naturally imprinted to protect and over protect our spine, caused by the fact that all our neural routes down the body combines in the main channel of the spine; disorders, shifts and fractures of the vertebra can be severe, and fatal.

Without proper physical assessment, it is impossible to over come these problems. All the muscles in the body have to be stretched and strengthened again. Regaining hypertrophy is essential. This is the only way to combat brittle bone, skew structures and weak muscles.

Postural deviations are often a major underlying cause of sports injuries. Postural Malalignment may be the result of unilateral muscle and soft-tissue asymmetries or bone asymmetries. As a result, the athlete engages in poor mechanics of movement (pathomechanics). Many sport activities are unilateral, thus leading to asymmetries in body development. The resulting imbalance is manifested by a postural deviation as the body seeks to reestablish itself in relation to its center of gravity. Often, such deviations are a primary cause of injury. For example, a consistent pattern of knee injury may be related to asymmetries within the pelvis and the legs (short-leg syndrome) unfortunately, not much in the form of remedial work is usually performed. As a result, an injury often becomes chronic – sometimes to the point that participation in a sport must be halted. When possible, you or your trainer should seek the right answer for Malalignment through Active Isolated Stretching – The Mattes Method. It is the most comprehensive method to alter postural problems available to date.

A number of postural conditions offer genuine hazards to athletes by making them exceedingly prone to specific injuries.

Other people that need to consult an expert in Active Isolated Stretching will be children in growth spurt, people with chronic hip/back/joint pain, elderly suffering from atrophy (muscular degeneration), osteoporosis and faulty body mechanics and any one that knows he/she is struggling with a skew body structure.