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Category Archives: Stretching for Low Back Pain

Stretching for Low Back Pain

April 5, 2016 by John Castle

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Castle: Articles

  • BACK PAIN
    • Back Pain: Mobility or Stability
    • Iliosacral or Sacroilial Dysfunction
  • CASE SUMMARIES
    • Neck and shoulder pain
    • Trigger/tender points (upper quarter)
    • Lower leg, ankle, foot
    • Hip pain
    • Hip pain (2)
    • Knee/Thigh pain
    • Elbow, wrist, and hand pain
    • Lateral knee pain
  • CASTLE METHOD VIDEOS
    • Active Range of Motion (AROM)
    • Basic Fascial Fitness Training
    • Fascial Fitness- BOSU Routine
    • Gait Pattern Training…on the mat
    • Gait Pattern Training ‘On the Track”
    • Muscle Energy Technique for Rotational Malalignment of the Hip
    • Positions of Relief for Low Back Pain
    • Strength and Conditioning for Low Back Pain
    • Stretching for Low Back Pain
  • FASCIAL FITNESS
  • TECHNIQUE
    • Muscle Energy Technique
    • Stretching Technique
  • TRAINING
    • Triathletes and Strength Training
    • The Biomotor Abilities
    • Syracuse University Swim Study
    • Aging Athletes: Training and Recovery
  • TRAINING INJURIES
    • Runners: Hip, Hamstring, Low Back Pain
    • Aero Position and Overload Injuries
    • Endurance Athletes and Training Injuries
    • Hamstring Tendinosis
    • Triathlon Training Injuries
  • WALKING: UNDERSTANDING THE GAIT PATTERN
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