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Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as “Muscle Memory”

Neck Stretch

What is Stretching?

Stretching is essentially a mechanical manual/movement therapy that is aimed at making a soft tissue longer so that we can increase flexibility.

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massage does and neck pain

More Frequent Massage Sessions are More Effective for Neck Pain

Multiple 60-minute massages per week were more effective than fewer or shorter sessions for individuals with chronic neck pain.

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Permission Joseph E. Muscolino

Myofascial Memory… Does Myofascial Tissue Hold Memories?

Can memories be held in the fascia?
And are these memories accessible during manual therapy?

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Gamma Motor System control of Muscle Spindle Activity

What is Muscle Memory? How Does it Control Movement and Posture?

Where does muscle memory for baseline resting tone reside? It resides in the nervous system, the grand master controller of muscular function.

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neural plasticity learning patterns can be likened to water etching itself into the earth

Neural Plasticity – Learning Posture and Movement Patterns

Neural Plasticity explains how the nervous system learns and patterns our postures and movement patterns, as well as our memories and sensitivity to pain.

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Muscle Spindle Reflex

What is Muscle Memory?

Muscle memory describes the concept that musculature contracts in patterns for both posture and motion, and these patterns reside in the nervous system.

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frontal plane postural assessment showing a high right shoulder girdle caused by carrying a bag on that side causing tight musculature

Hypertonic / Tight Musculature of the Neck

Tight musculature is the most common presenting complaint that a manual therapist will confront and is a component of every neck musculoskeletal condition.

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