“What you’re watching here is called reciprocal inhibition. To release the tightness in her quad and knee, I work with the body, not against it. By massaging and activating her hamstring while moving her knee through flexion and extension, the opposing quad relaxes and finally lets go. Stretch therapy isn’t just about pulling a muscle—it’s about understanding how the nervous system controls tension, pain, and release. When you learn how to unlock the body this way, healing goes deeper than just

Reciprocal Inhibition is an AMAZING tool to use during your massages. Here’s how it works: when one muscle (or muscle group) contracts, the antagonist muscle (or muscle group) has to turn off in order to allow movement. If the goal is to stretch, soften, and lengthen the quadriceps muscle group, we can activate the hamstrings (forcing the quads to turn off) and then move the quads into a stretch. This helps the quads relax and soften before we move them into a stretch. This principle can be appl

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Solving “Reciprocal Inhibition” Look to where you are tight… Then train the opposite side of the joint at the shortest range contraction. PLAY THE LONG GAME. | Lowbackability