Bob DotoThe Power of Stretching
Simple Practices to Promote Wellbeing
Bob Doto is a licensed massage therapist specializing in Chinese Tui Na, acupressure, cupping therapy, and sports medicine, and the author of Press Here! Acupressure for Beginners. He is the founder of the Ditmas Park Yoga Society (ditmasparkyogasociety.com), and a faculty member at the Pacific College of Oriental Medicine in Manhattan teaching Tui Na massage with a focus on hand techniques, structural pathologies, and internal disharmonies.
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About This Book
Chapter 1 The Hows and Whys of Stretching
What are Muscles?
What is a Stretch?
The Benefits of Stretching
Soft Tissue
Stretching Safely
Chapter 2 The Stretches
Stretch Locator
Stretches for the Face and Head
Stretches for the Neck
Stretches for the Shoulders, Chest and Upper Back
Stretches for the Arms, Hands, Wrists, and Fingers
Stretches for the Abdomen and Low Back
Stretches for the Hips and Upper Legs
Stretches for the Lower Legs
Stretches for the Ankles, Feet. and Toes
Chapter 3 Which Stretches to Use
Stretches for Activities
Stretches for Aches and Pains
Index
Acknowledgements
