Stretches

Active Isolated Stretching (AIS) is the preferred method of stretching taught to patients at Woodbeck Family Chiropractic. AIS is superior to other methods of stretching because it does not cause tissue damage and works with the inherent stretch reflexes in your muscles.

Stretches the muscles along the front of the thigh (quadriceps).

Stretches the muscles along the back side of the neck up to the base of the skull.

Stretches the muscles along either side of the neck.

Stretches the muscles along the back of the lower leg - the calf muscle.

Stretches the piriformis muscle, especially where it originates at the sacrum.

Stretches the muscles along the front side of your neck.

Stretches the sacrospinalis (low back) and gluteus maximus (buttock) muscles.

Stretches the low back rotator muscles, outer hip muscles, and the gluteus maximus (buttock).

Stretches the piriformis muscle (especially where it inserts on the femur) and the gluteus maximus (buttock).

Stretches the rotational muscles on either side of the neck.

Stretches the muscles along the back of either thigh (hamstrings).

Stretches the muscles along the back of either thigh (hamstrings).