New CE Course: Stretching the Body

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The new ABMP CE course “Stretching the Body” is available in the ABMP Education Center to view and earn 1 CE hour. 

Learn to stretch seven areas of the body—neck, pecs, piriformis, hip flexors, low back, tibialis anterior, and wrist flexors—using contract-relax (CR) and agonist-contract (AC) stretching techniques. Deepen your understanding of the Golgi tendon organ reflex and reciprocal inhibition and their roles in stretching protocols. This comprehensive course from Dr. Joe Muscolino gives you the tools you need to easily and effectively incorporate stretching techniques into your next session.

Other Popular ABMP Courses from Dr. Muscolino

• Stretching the Hip 

• Stretching the Neck 

• Stretching the Piriformis  

• Palpating the Hip Flexors 

• Palpating the Psoas Major  

• Assessing and Treating Tennis and Golfer’s Elbow  

Instructor Bio

Dr. Joe Muscolino has been a manual and movement therapy educator for more than 30 years. He is the author of eight major publications with Elsevier, including The Muscle and Bone Palpation Manual, with Trigger Points, Referral Patterns, and Stretching, 2nd ed.; Kinesiology: The Skeletal System and Muscle Function, 3^rd ed.; and The Muscular System Manual: The Skeletal Muscles of the Human Body, 4^th ed. He is also the author of Manual Therapy for the Low Back and Pelvis: A Clinical Orthopedic Approach and Advanced Treatment Techniques for the Manual Therapist: Neck. His books have been translated into nine foreign languages. He has also authored more than 70 articles, written for manual and movement therapists, run numerous continuing education hands-on workshops including the Clinical Orthopedic Manual Therapy (COMT) certification around the United States and internationally, and has a digital video streaming subscription service called Digital COMT for manual and movement therapists. He has a private chiropractic practice in Stamford, Connecticut. For more information, visit his website at learnmuscles.com. 

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The ABMP Education Center, where ABMP members earn free CE, is home to 750+ online massage and bodywork CE hours. These on-demand courses are available for nonmembers to purchase for $30 or less.