Regular stretching is as important as regular exercise. It's like the difference between brushing your teeth and getting them professionally cleaned. Fascial stretch therapy was developed to help Olympic athletes recover from injuries. Flxme clients rely on it for the same reason. FST focuses on the connective tissue fascia around your ligaments and joints.
FST provides the benefits of stretching—improved flexibility and mobility—plus improved posture and balance, and reduced muscle soreness. Osteopathy is the best-kept secret in pain management. Your osteopath will gently move your joints and tissues, using resistance and stretching techniques, to improve your range of motion and alleviate your pain. Similar to FST, osteopathy releases tension in the fascia, the connective tissue surrounding your bones, muscles, and organs. Your physiotherapist will evaluate your symptoms and any limitations of your range of motion and strength.
This evaluation becomes the basis of a treatment plan tailored to your limitations and goals. Treatment will incorporate strengthening and stretching exercises, and adjustments to your work or workout routines to prevent future injuries. A stretch therapy programme translates into better performance through increased range of motion. By targeting areas of overuse, stretch therapy allows you to recover faster.
If you train like an athlete you need to recover like an athlete. Stretch therapy alleviates that stiffness and pain. Many of our clients come to us after trying other types of treatment and finding them ineffective.
Sedentary life in the 21st century is the perfect storm for creating short, tight chest and hamstring muscles. Everyday activities like reaching for a coffee cup or tieing a shoe can result in injury.
