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==Sections needing work==
Especially when making claims or speaking of specific techniques, references are needed, and often explanations. [[User:Howard C. Berkowitz|Howard C. Berkowitz]] 21:48, 27 January 2011 (UTC)
====Soft Tissue Therapy====
Treatment techniques include:
* Trigger point therapy for the alleviation of trigger points.
* Myofascial (muscle and fascia) therapy for flexibility/mobility of the connective tissues of our body, or for alleviating fibrous adhesions and decreasing the severity of scars. 
* Broad handed techniques for reducing swelling or inflammation
* Frictions for the ridding of adhesions between fascial layers, muscles, compartments and the like. Frictions also promote healing in tendon pathologies as well as decreasing pain perception.
* Sustained pressure (digital pressures) to alleviate hypertonic (tight)areas within muscle and fascia
* Other techniques such as Active Release Therapies, Myofascial Release and deep tissue massage are all derivatives of the techniques above. They are NOT unique techniques with unique results.
* Stretching - static, dynamic, and/or PNF stretches (proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation)
* Muscle Energy Technique (MET)
* Exercise Prescription
* Advice
This is one of the techniques used by sports massage therapists.

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Sections needing work

Especially when making claims or speaking of specific techniques, references are needed, and often explanations. Howard C. Berkowitz 21:48, 27 January 2011 (UTC)

Soft Tissue Therapy

Treatment techniques include:

  • Trigger point therapy for the alleviation of trigger points.
  • Myofascial (muscle and fascia) therapy for flexibility/mobility of the connective tissues of our body, or for alleviating fibrous adhesions and decreasing the severity of scars.
  • Broad handed techniques for reducing swelling or inflammation
  • Frictions for the ridding of adhesions between fascial layers, muscles, compartments and the like. Frictions also promote healing in tendon pathologies as well as decreasing pain perception.
  • Sustained pressure (digital pressures) to alleviate hypertonic (tight)areas within muscle and fascia
  • Other techniques such as Active Release Therapies, Myofascial Release and deep tissue massage are all derivatives of the techniques above. They are NOT unique techniques with unique results.
  • Stretching - static, dynamic, and/or PNF stretches (proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation)
  • Muscle Energy Technique (MET)
  • Exercise Prescription
  • Advice

This is one of the techniques used by sports massage therapists.