SmartRoller Guide to Optimal Movement - Softcover

Barrows, Stacy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1942798105 ISBN 13: 9781942798101

Publisher: Orthopedic Physical Therapy Products, 2018

Synopsis

The second edition of this popular book contains updated education and exercises for the SMARTROLLER® family of products.

This companion guide for the SMARTROLLER foam roller and family of products is written for anyone who wants to move with greater comfort, ease and mindfulness.

New updates include quick lessons called SMARTROLLER Shortcuts with links to online videos demonstrating the movements. The latest neuroscience and fascial research make the guide relevant for physical therapy, Pilates, Feldenkrais® and yoga.

Exercises in the book are designed for people of all ages and abilities, helping them to:

• Promote balance and body awareness
• Assist with sensory motor learning
• Improve posture and alignment
• Decrease stress and muscle tension
• Increase flexibility and range of motion

This SMARTROLLER book includes step-by-step instructions and color photos demonstrating specific exercises that can be done using the SMARTROLLER foam roller and other SMARTROLLER products to address:

• Body alignment
• Synchronizing/Coordinating shoulders
• Turning your head better
• Breathing dynamically
• Reaching taller
• Balancing while lying
• Balancing while standing
• Lengthening tight hamstrings
• Spinal chain
• Moving as a whole
• Loosening tight hips
• Much more

Written by physical therapist Stacy Barrows PT, DPT, GCFP, PMA®-CPT. Illustrated. Spiral-bound softcover; 96 pages.

Published On: 2024-08-12

About this title

About the Author

A Guild Certified Feldenkrais® Practitioner, a Nationally Certified Pilates Teacher, and a registered Physical Therapist, Stacy is the owner of Smart Somatic Solutions Physical Therapy, Inc., a Los Angeles-based PT clinic. Stacy developed the SMARTROLLER® based on years of experience working with everyone from rehab patients and professional athletes to children and senior citizens. She has presented internationally on sensory-motor learning using the Feldenkrais Method® and co-authored a study on Feldenkrais and fibromyalgia. A lifelong learner, Stacy integrates her teachings with neuroscience, somatic education and contemplative practices.

Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.

Since the SMARTROLLER® Guide to Optimal Movement was first published, interest in guided movement practices and the neuroscience behind them has grown tremendously. Today, more people than ever are familiar with Tai Chi, Feldenkrais®, Pilates, yoga, Qi Gong and other somatic disciplines, and researchers worldwide have turned their scientific curiosity to these practices to discover how they benefit people.

While this is great news for Somatic Education, good research takes considerable time, and scientific work competes for public attention with a constant barrage of information on the latest exercise trends and products. Navigating the clutter to find movement choices that work for us as individuals can be a daunting challenge.

This is the challenge the SMARTROLLER Guide to Optimal Movement is meant to address.

Edition details

• Publisher: Orthopedic Physical Therapy Products
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1942798105
• ISBN 13: 9781942798101
• Binding: Spiral-bound
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 96