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- Understanding the Stretch Reflex (or Myotatic Reflex)
What is the Stretch Reflex and how can you use it to improve your flexibility?
- Pre-exercise Stretching and Performance
Research offers insight into flexibility, function and the pros and cons of stretching prior to activity.
- Stretching May Offer Extended Benefits
Study shows gains in strength and endurance, but best timing still debated.
- Stretching and Muscle Growth
How Stretching Can Explode Your Muscle Growth.
- The Static Stretching Renaissance
When and how to use static stretching for the warm-up.
- Stretching at your Desk or Computer
Relieve tension and pain with these simple stretching exercises.
- Stretching for Injury Rehabilitation
Speed up Your Recovery with the right type of Stretching.
- Good Stretch? Bad Stretch?
How to decide for yourself.
- PNF Stretching Explained
Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation.
- Cool Down Stretching Exercises
Learn how to Cool Down properly to recover faster & avoid injury.
- Warm Up Activities & Stretching Exercises
Warm up properly, and reduce the risk of sports injury!

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- Active Rehabilitation
The final hurdle to a complete recovery!
- Pulled Muscles, Scar Tissue and Re-Injury
How does scar tissue affect recovery and re-injury of pulled muscles and sports injury?
- Overtraining
Not giving your body the rest it needs may lead to a sports injury disaster!
- Treatment for pulled muscles and Sports Injuries
Three part guide to Cutting Your Recovery Time by Days, if not Weeks!

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- Core Stability and Injury Prevention
Learn how to maximize your Core Stability and prevent sports injury.
- Circuit Training and Circuit Training Routines
Add circuit training for a well-rounded exercise program.
- What's a Foam Roller?
What will a foam roller do for me? And how would I use a foam roller?
- Active Rehabilitation
The final hurdle to a complete recovery!
- Heart and Lungs
Introduction to Anti-Aging for Your Heart and Lungs.
- Aerobic Water Exercise & Aquatic Therapy
A superb form of exercise for injury rehabilitation and maintaining fitness!

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- Kickboxing Stretches and Flexibility Exercises
Improve your performance and do away with kickboxing injuries for good.
- Archery Stretches and Flexibility Exercises
Improve your performance and do away with archery injuries for good.
- Windsurfing Stretches and Flexibility Exercises
Improve your performance and do away with windsurfing injuries for good.
- Badminton Stretches and Flexibility Exercises
Improve your performance and do away with badminton injuries for good.
- Walking Stretches and Flexibility Exercises
Improve your performance and do away with walking injuries for good.
- Wrestling Stretches and Flexibility Exercises
Improve your performance and do away with wrestling injuries for good.
- Squash Stretches and Flexibility Exercises
Improve your performance and do away with squash injuries for good.
- Surfing Stretches and Flexibility Exercises
Improve your performance and do away with surfing injuries for good.
- Rugby Stretches and Flexibility Exercises
Improve your performance and do away with rugby injuries for good.
- Cheerleading Stretches and Flexibility Exercises
Improve your performance and do away with cheerleading injuries for good.
- Volleyball Stretches and Flexibility Exercises
Improve your game and do away with volleyball injuries for good.
- Gymnastics Stretches and Flexibility Exercises
Improve your performance and do away with gymnastics injuries for good.
- Boxing Stretches and Flexibility Exercises
Improve your performance and do away with boxing injuries for good.
- Rowing and Kayaking Stretches and Flexibility Exercises
Improve your performance and do away with rowing and kayaking injuries for good.
- Gridiron Stretches and Flexibility Exercises
Improve your game and do away with gridiron injuries for good.
- Netball Stretches and Flexibility Exercises
Improve your game and do away with netball injuries for good.
- Cycling Stretches and Flexibility Exercises
Improve your performance and do away with cycling injuries for good.
- Martial Arts Stretches and Flexibility Exercises
Improve your performance and do away with martial arts injuries for good.
- Cricket Stretches and Flexibility Exercises
Improve your game and do away with cricket injuries for good.
- Hockey Stretches and Flexibility Exercises
Improve your game and do away with hockey injuries for good.
- Softball Stretches and Flexibility Exercises
Improve your game and do away with softball injuries for good.
- Basketball Stretches and Flexibility Exercises
Improve your game and do away with basketball injuries for good.
- Soccer Stretches and Flexibility Exercises
Improve your game and do away with soccer injuries for good.
- Baseball Stretches and Flexibility Exercises
Improve your game and do away with baseball injuries for good.
- Golf Stretches and Flexibility Exercises
Improve your game and do away with golf injuries for good.
- Tennis Stretches and Flexibility Exercises
Improve your game and do away with tennis injuries for good.
- Running Stretches and Flexibility Exercises
Improve your performance and do away with running injuries for good.
- Swimming Stretches and Flexibility Exercises
Improve your performance and do away with swimming injuries for good.
- Throwers Elbow
A Guide to the Treatment and Prevention of Throwers Elbow!
- Golfers Elbow, Elbow Tendonitis & Elbow Pain
A Guide to the Treatment and Prevention of Golfers Elbow!
- Tennis Elbow
A Guide to the Treatment and Prevention of Tennis Elbow!

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- Bruises and Muscle Contusions
Can Stretching Speed-Up the Recovery Process?
- Repetitive Strain Injury
Causes, Signs, Symptoms, Treatment and Prevention.
- Stress Fractures
Prevention and Treatment for Stress Fractures.
- Fibromyalgia
Relief from Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.
- Osteoarthritis
Eight Tips to Beat Your Osteoarthritis!
- Heat Injuries, Heat Exhaustion and Heat Stroke
Tips for Training & Playing in the Heat.
- Bursitis
Prevention & Treatment Strategies for Bursitis.
- Muscle Cramp & Spasm
Causes, Prevention and Treatment!

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- Hamstring Stretches to help the Lower Back
Learn how stretching the hamstrings can relieve lower back pain.
- Treating Scoliosis and Abnormal Curvature of the Spine
Learn the causes of Scoliosis and how to treat it effectively.
- How to Beat Back Pain at the Office
Learn how to treat, manage and beat back pain in the office or at work.
- Hernia Prevention and Hernia Treatment
Learn the causes behind Hernia, plus the different Types and the Anatomy Involved.
- 4 Things Cause Sciatica...
What's causing yours and which treatment is going to be the most effective for you?
- Traditional Treatments for Back Pain
Which Ones Work and Which Ones Don't?
- Side Stitches
Causes, Prevention and Treatment!
- Rehabilitation for a Healthy Back
Rehabilitation guidelines for getting your back, back to its best.

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- Treating and Preventing DeQuervain's Syndrome
What is DeQuervain's Syndrome and what can you do to find relief?
- Separated Shoulder and AC Joint Injury
Discover the causes behind a Separated Shoulder, plus the correct treatment and prevention strategies.
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Prevention and Treatment for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.
- Shoulder Pain and Frozen Shoulder
Prevention & Treatment Strategies for Frozen Shoulder (Adhesive Capsulitis).
- Throwers Elbow
A Guide to the Treatment and Prevention of Throwers Elbow!
- Golfers Elbow, Elbow Tendonitis & Elbow Pain
A Guide to the Treatment and Prevention of Golfers Elbow!
- Tennis Elbow
A Guide to the Treatment and Prevention of Tennis Elbow!
- Rotator Cuff Injuries
A Guide for the Treatment and Prevention of Shoulder Injuries!

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- Hamstring Stretches to help the Lower Back
Learn how stretching the hamstrings can relieve lower back pain.
- Sacroiliac Joint Pain and Dysfunction
Relief from, and treatment for, Sacroiliac Joint Pain and Dysfunction.
- Stress Fractures
Prevention and Treatment for Stress Fractures.
- Osteitis Pubis
Inflammation of the cartilage disc in the pubic bone.
- Iliopsoas Tendonitis and Iliopsoas Syndrome
How to fix inflammation or strain of the Iliopsoas muscle.
- Piriformis Syndrome
...and Effective Piriformis Stretches.
- Groin Pain and Groin Pull Injury
A Guide for the Treatment & Prevention of Groin Injuries!
- Knee Pain and Illiotibial Band Syndrome
A guide to the Treatment and Prevention of Knee Injuries and ITB Syndrome!
- Hamstring Stretches and Hamstring Injury Treatment
Discover the Causes behind Hamstring Injury, and what you can do to Treat it and Prevent it.

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- Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
Causes and Remedies including Specific Stretching Exercies.
- Osgood Schlatter's Disease
Prevention, Treatment and Management of Osgood Schlatter's Disease.
- Patella and Kneecap Pain - Chondromalacia and Runner's Knee
Learn how to Prevent and Treat Patella and Kneecap Pain.
- Meniscus Tear & Torn Knee Cartilage
Prevention & Treatment for Knee Pain, Torn Knee Cartilage and Meniscus Tear.
- ACL Injuries & Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rehabilitation
ACL Injury - Causes, Prevention and Treatment.
- Knee Pain & Medial Collateral Ligament Sprain
Causes, Prevention and Treatment!
- Patellar Tendonitis - Jumper's Knee
Causes, Prevention and Treatment!
- Knee Pain and Illiotibial Band Syndrome
A guide to the Treatment and Prevention of Knee Injuries and ITB Syndrome!

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- Ankle Synovitis Prevention and Treatment
Learn what Ankle Synovitis is; what causes it; plus correct prevention and treatment strategies.
- Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome
Discover the causes behind Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome plus the correct treatment and prevention strategies.
- Morton's Neuroma / Morton's Syndrome
Anatomy, Causes, Signs, Symptoms, Treatment and Prevention.
- Plantar Fasciitis and Plantar Fasciitis Stretches
Learn the causes behind Plantar Fasciitis, plus how to treat it quickly and effectively.
- Compartment Syndrome
Types, Causes, Signs and Symptoms, Treatment and Prevention.
- Stress Fractures
Prevention and Treatment for Stress Fractures.
- Achilles Tendonitis and Achilles Tendon Injury
Three part article on Prevention & Treatment Strategies for Achilles Injury.
- Pronation, Supination
...and choosing the right footwear.
- Ankle Injuries, Ankle Pain & Sprained Ankle Treatment
Three part guide for the Prevention and Treatment of Ankle Injuries.
- Shin Splints
Shin Splints are one of the most common injuries known to athletes.

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- Rotator Cuff Injuries
A Guide for the Treatment and Prevention of Shoulder Injuries!
- Warm Up Activities & Stretching Exercises
Warm up properly, and reduce the risk of sports injury!
- Shin Splints
Shin Splints are one of the most common injuries known to athletes.
- Knee Pain and Illiotibial Band Syndrome
A guide to the Treatment and Prevention of Knee Injuries and ITB Syndrome!
- PNF Stretching Explained
Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation.
- Piriformis Syndrome
...and Effective Piriformis Stretches.
- Shoulder Pain and Frozen Shoulder
Prevention & Treatment Strategies for Frozen Shoulder (Adhesive Capsulitis).
- Iliopsoas Tendonitis and Iliopsoas Syndrome
How to fix inflammation or strain of the Iliopsoas muscle.
- Ankle Injuries, Ankle Pain & Sprained Ankle Treatment
Three part guide for the Prevention and Treatment of Ankle Injuries.
- Hamstring Stretches and Hamstring Injury Treatment
Discover the Causes behind Hamstring Injury, and what you can do to Treat it and Prevent it.

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- Hamstring Stretches to help the Lower Back
Learn how stretching the hamstrings can relieve lower back pain.
- Treating and Preventing DeQuervain's Syndrome
What is DeQuervain's Syndrome and what can you do to find relief?
- Ankle Synovitis Prevention and Treatment
Learn what Ankle Synovitis is; what causes it; plus correct prevention and treatment strategies.
- Understanding the Stretch Reflex (or Myotatic Reflex)
What is the Stretch Reflex and how can you use it to improve your flexibility?
- Pre-exercise Stretching and Performance
Research offers insight into flexibility, function and the pros and cons of stretching prior to activity.
- Stretching May Offer Extended Benefits
Study shows gains in strength and endurance, but best timing still debated.
- The Static Stretching Renaissance
When and how to use static stretching for the warm-up.

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The Stretching Institute
47-47 36th Street, Suite # 3208
Long Island City, NY 11101
Call us on 877.580.7771
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What are others saying about The Stretching Institute?
"I can't begin to tell you how much you have helped me. Your information has helped me to get back into activities that I thought were history."
Mel Milliron
"THANKS for all the great info. On Saturday, a friend told me about frozen shoulder. So I googled it, came up with your web site and immediately started treating it as you recommend. The improvement has been dramatic; I'd say 80-90% back to normal."
John Ingress
"Your book and DVD have really helped motivate me to get and stay fit. I've seen a lot of progress already and I've only been using it for about six weeks."
Pat Calby
"Thanks to you, I am using a leg that doctors said I would never use again. I feel that every rehabilitation office and hospital should be using your products."
Fonnie Hall
"I was looking for information on iliopsoas tendonitis and found your website. Your article on this conditions was great - succinct, informative and comprehensive, but easy to read."
Melanie White
"I would just like to say thank you for the information you have provided. I have learned a lot from it and it will assist me to be a better PT in my new personal training business."
Sharon Neyland
"Your products are the very best compilation of stretches that I have ever been exposed to in the 20+ years of knowing therapists. Usually the info they offer is fragmented and yours was so complete. Your products have made a real difference in how I function day to day."
Name Withheld
"Every high school coach and every athlete in every sport should become your students, and should recognize the importance of stretching to maximize performance and to avoid injury."
Paul Foreman Olympic athlete and Commonwealth Games gold medalist
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