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Sports Massage Therapy & PNF Stretching Techniques for the Hamstrings

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Summary: Learn how to give a sports massage for the hamstrings in this free massage therapy video clip, with PNF stretching techniques for warming up muscles.

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Jean Hurley Jean Hurley has experience in many types of massage therapy. She works at Siegels Day Spa in Cottonwood Az. She has been licensed and certified in massage the... read more

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by nmttherapist

I'm confused. Your header says that you are stretching the hamstring but you demonstrate a quadricep stretch. You also claim the technique you show releases the glutes and calf. How? This is a good basic technique for releasing the quads but does not do anything else you claim. In order to elongate the hamstring you have to actually perform a hamstring stretch, which you don't demonstrate at all. Your technique actually shortens the hamstring, not stretches it.

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Sports Massage Therapy & PNF Stretching Techniques for the Hamstrings

Hi! On behalf of expertvillage.com, my name is Jean Hurley from Siegels Day Spa in Cottonwood, Arizona, and we’re here today to show you some techniques for sports massage. I use a technique called PNF, and that engages the athlete to help stretch elongate and bring oxygen to his muscles. He’s not just sitting here just relaxing just yet; he’s helping us actually stretch his muscles for him. This is for the hamstring. We raise the leg. Have the athlete push his foot against your hand, like you’re trying to lower your leg. Using 20% of your muscle mass without lifting your leg. He’s getting a stretch at the ankle, into the calf, and up the hamstring, and relax. Point your toes and lower your toes. Okay, relax. Same thing using 60% going full. He’s getting some muscle referral here because of the bouncing. We don’t want to go too far, and relax. Come all the way here. I’m going to roll the knee a little bit, get some range of motion movement. Again, all the way up here using 60%. All the way up, getting muscle referral. We’re not going to extend them too much, and relax. Roll the foot; let him relax. During the assessment, did you feel any pulling? Did you feel any heat? Then I engaged everything from the glutes to the ankles.

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