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Summary: Learn about and see a demonstration of muscle energy techniques and therapy in this free health video.
Dr. Simcha Shapiro, D.O. is the Director of Listening Hands Institute and a physician trained in the USA at the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine. He...read more
"Hi I'm Dr. Simcha Shapiro here with Expert Village. We're going to be going over the technique called Muscle Energy. Now as we said before, this technique is a muscle resistance technique, and is really about bringing a restricted joint, a restricted muscle to the end of its movement. Then, having the person resist against you and then having them relax and carrying the movement further. So, we're going to show you right now. Now, here's a patient whose arm can't move past here. So what we're going to do is we are going to bring the arm to its point of restriction. I'd like you to push very gently against me. 3,2,1 and relax. Now the force that they are pushing with is really, really gentle here. Okay, let's do it again. Push against me, 3,2,1 and relax. And I'm stretching it out and there we go. I've reached the next point where it can't move further. Push against me, 3,2,1 and relax. And I'm going to stretch it again. And that's all there is to it."
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