Flexibility doesn't have to hurt-really!

Yes...that's me in the picture!

Flexibility is an important part of being healthy that often gets overlooked.

Maybe this is more than what you have in mind, but it is one of the areas of care I specialize in.

No matter what your fitness goals are I can help.

Flexibility is something that helps everyone whether you consider yourself a professional athlete or a professional couch potato.

No matter what your age or activity level you can improve your overall health simply by loosening up your muscles.

If you think about it we are born that way.

Have you ever seen a small child contort themselves into some awkward position and wonder how they can do that without hurting themselves?

Flexibility is an aspect of natural health that I can help you improve.

I practice a technique called Active Isolated Stretching which is is probably unlike the traditional static stretching you are used to. The Active Isolated Stretching (AIS) method is a type of Athletic Stretching that provides effective, dynamic, facilitated stretching of major muscle groups, but more importantly, AIS provides functional and physiological restoration of superficial and deep fascial planes. Over the past few decades many experts have advocated that stretching should last up to 60 seconds -like you probably used to do in P.E. class, or even at the gym last week!

For many years, this prolonged stretching technique was the gold standard, despite the fact that it could be painful and cause injury.

This is because prolonged static stretching actually decreases the blood flow within the tissue causing localized damage and a buildup of lactic acid -you know this as the stuff that makes your muscles burn while exercising. This can potentially cause irritation and injury to the muscle, tendon, and lymphatic or even nerve tissue, which is similar to that seen as a result of trauma and overuse type syndromes.
What makes AIS different or better from static stretching? Aaron Mattes AIS Technique is an effective treatment for deep and superficial fascial release, which in turn creates optimal function. Stretching according to the AIS technique is held for no more than 2 seconds-that's right! The short strecth time allows the muscle you are targeting for the stretch to lengthen without triggering the opposing, or antagonistic, muscle to contract.

This triggering phenomenon is why it sometimes feels like your muscles are resisting the stretch.

The type of stretching performed in AIS provides maxmium benefit since a number of short stretches are performed in a session and flexibility is gained without opposing tension or resulting trauma or pain.

Your goal may not be to become a slinky, but You'll be surprised at how much better you will feel simply by improving your flexibility.

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