Prescriptive Stretching

5 reviews for Prescriptive Stretching

1. KarenHill

   Rated 5 out of 5

   March 28, 2017

   Stretching exercises

   I found this book to be extremely educational and very helpful I highly recommend it and I will introduce it to my clients

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   MAKMich

   Rated 5 out of 5

   August 16, 2016

   ... provides very clear diagrams and descriptions for stretching my poor muscles. I love how the author provides explanations ..

   This book provides very clear diagrams and descriptions for stretching my poor muscles. I love how the author provides explanations of what the muscle...More

   This book provides very clear diagrams and descriptions for stretching my poor muscles. I love how the author provides explanations of what the muscles do, descriptions of what happens when there is a problem with the muscle, and instructions for testing the muscles for issues. I think that this information helps me to do the actual stretches better. Ms. Berg obviously is very vigilant about making her instructions and diagrams help the reader do stretches that will not cause damage. I really appreciate that.

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   Daniel

   Rated 5 out of 5

   September 12, 2015

   Helped me with shoulder pain of a year.

   This is an awesome book. I was struggling with shoulder pain of my right rotator cuff supraspinitus for a year after lifting heavy weight on dumbbell...More

   This is an awesome book. I was struggling with shoulder pain of my right rotator cuff supraspinitus for a year after lifting heavy weight on dumbbell side laterals. No one was able to help me and me being a massage therapist would tell other therapist what to do with no availe. I came across this book, ordered it. Did the exercises it told me to do for my problem and whala, pain had left. Of course it would come back from working out but pain lessened. I continue to do the stretch as need, but have to say is rare now. I don't understand how some say it's hard to understand what book says and unable to follow. I have dyslexia and trouble reading but had no problems. As a therapist that specializes in pain management, I prescribe same exercises in this book to my clients to help them.

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   Gale

   Rated 5 out of 5

   June 18, 2013

   Great resource

   I bought this book after a recent issue with tendonitis in my elbow that just wasn't clearing up, even after physical therapy and a shot of cortisone....More

   I bought this book after a recent issue with tendonitis in my elbow that just wasn't clearing up, even after physical therapy and a shot of cortisone. The descriptions of what "hurts" and the potential causes or things that aggravate a condition were very helpful in selecting the exercises. The illustrations are helpful and instructions quite understandable. I found several exercises that were helpful and I can perform during my work day to help keep my arms flexible and relieve some of the symptoms. I would recommend this book to anyone who gets fatigued or achy from any type of activity

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   WendyBG

   Rated 5 out of 5

   August 9, 2012

   Excellent! Especially for computer users!

   Having studied anatomy for art and practiced yoga for 20 years, I thought I knew every muscle and every stretch. Wrong! This fantastic book illustrate...More

   Having studied anatomy for art and practiced yoga for 20 years, I thought I knew every muscle and every stretch. Wrong! This fantastic book illustrates every muscle, including tiny, deeply hidden muscles that I didn't know I had but were causing me serious pain.
   
   Unlike many exercise books, which are written for athletes, "Prescriptive Stretching" is written to prevent pain and injury in sedentary computer users. The author stresses seated posture. The entire book emphasizes exercises for muscles that become strained in computer users (such as the sternocleomastoid muscle, which causes "vulture neck" in computer users). Many can be done in one's office, even while seated at one's desk.
   
   The illustrations are excellent, clear and detailed. Even the tiniest muscles are clearly shown, along with specific stretches. I had been suffering from sciatic pain caused by a tight pieriformis muscle, which hurt with every step I took. A stretch prescribed by this book healed that pain.
   
   I highly recommend this excellent book for all computer users. If regularly practiced, the prescriptive stretches can prevent and heal the back, neck and shoulder pain that is so prevalent.

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