Max Gangi’s Ten Key Techniques for your Soft Tissue "Toolbox"! (Level 1)
Muscle Energy Technique (MET ) also known as Proprioceptive Neuromuscular
Facilitation PNF
Indications: Painful ROM, tight or sore muscles.
Aim: Improve ROM, reduce stiffness or pain, de-activate trigger points.
Avoid: the muscle working concentrically.
1. Extensor Spinae - MET with STM
Indications: Thoracic back Pain, LBP.
2. Calf
Indications: Achilles tightness & pain, plantar fascia pain.
3. Biceps+ forearm +fingers stretches +MET
Indications: pain in shoulder, biceps, elbow, wrist, hand.
4. Upper trapezius and arm
Indications: neck, shoulder and biceps pain.
5. Levator scapula
Indications: neck and shoulder pain.
6. QL and Sacrospinalis in side-lying
Indications: low back pain.
7. ITB
Indications: ITB tightness/ knee pain problem.
8. Subscapularis muscle supine
Indications: shoulder pain, tight subscapularis.
9. Neck “Zilgrei” style
Indications: neck pain, chronic whiplash.
10. Hamstring , LBP
Indications: tight hamstrings, knee pain, LBP.