Functional stretch therapy

Pain with movement, joint mobility, improved flexibility, lowering the risk of injury, & chronic pain is just some of the conditions that functional stretch therapy can help with. It's the most complete stretch system that help gain pain-free movement to your body again, release tension, & better not only your posture but overall health & wellness as well, & contrary to many who think its a massage session or similar, it's not, as, during the session, massage therapists in Singapore work on compressing the connective tissue on the body to help with a particular muscle group to decrease pain or for general health benefits of feeling good & releaxed(rather than treatment) but not to decrease pain, improve tissue flexibility, & improve joint health.
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Is Stretch Therapy Effective?

Functional stretch therapy is a system of stretch that extends its benefits by targeting the nervous system so that the body can stretch the muscles, tendons, & joints to a deeper release, via a gentle approach. Functional stretch Therapy(fst) helps muscles(connective tissues) increases blood flow, facilitates movement for better range of motion, decreases pain by active/ passive stretching movement, improves posture, & flexibility. While dynamic stretching can increase flexibility, one can get injured easily as its mostly done with athletes who have years of conditioning sessions
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What is a functional stretch therapist?

​A functional stretch therapist are trained to help improve performance for professional athletes, physical fitness training, & decrease the risk of injuries through selective neuromuscular techniques. They do so by targeting the fascia(connective tissues) which encompasses the whole body as a unit that is found all throughout every joint, muscle, tendons, ligaments, & organs! The benefits of having a professional stretching therapist for your stretching sessions, are that you get not only your physical body to decrease any aches(pain-free life), you also get to enter a deeper state of relaxation that most people don't.​

Qualifying as a functional stretch therapist, & to offer functionals stretch therapy(fst) therapists students undergo accelerated-intensive professional training learning on exercise medicine, the nervous system, injury prevention, sports injuries, active/passive stretches, anatomy/physiology, posture, & different neuroscience technique(eg pnf) to help with fascia release. A therapist who is qualifying to offer the services also goes through extensive tests throughout the training, with the aims of understanding the systems of the nervous system, muscles, physiology of stretches, injury, fitness, & other musculoskeletal conditions so that they are able to give appropriate treatment to clients.
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How do you become a Functional stretch therapist?

To qualify as a functional stretch therapist, students go through an accelerated 7 weeks of advanced theory & applications of stretching from the physiology of muscles, connective tissue, movement, fascia, neurological aspects of a stretch session. They go through how to apply the technique for:

• Joint capsule mobility(range of motion)
• Dynamic stretches/movements
• Sports performance
• Range of motion in muscle flexibility
• Fitness based goals
• Decreasing pain(pain-free range of motion)
• Passive stretching
• Improving the quality of life
• Theory of stretch therapy
• Manual medicine systems

How do you loosen tight fascia?

The connective tissue is mouldable through adaptations of movements, sports-specific training, frequent exercise, & of course stretching can all improve the hydration & elasticity of fascia. When your body experiences pain, it usually is compensation for muscles, & functional stretch therapy(fst) would be a good start to loosen the body as the therapist works on both superficial & deep aspects of the joint capsule improving range of motion via stretching, & as the health of the connective tissues are innervated by the brain the stretch therapy also allow for deeper relaxation to the physical body naturally with some breathing techniques during stretching therapy. Doing active breathing greatly enhances the process of manual stretching therapy with your range of motion improving because of the nervous system.

What stretch techniques are used during functional stretch therapy?

The aims of stretch systems such as functional stretch therapy treatment are to improve your overall quality of life(health), through active techniques that involve movement whilst stretching the body. This involves a range of neuromuscular approaches to allow deeper yet gentle tissue movement, unlike a massage which uses compression on the body in which you can spend hours on massage therapy & still have the same symptoms come back. Unlike a massage session, stretching therapy uses a combination of active breathing to facilitate a stretch therapy that actually provides therapeutic benefits to both mind & body.


If you're ready to switch from a massage session, to receiving a personal stretch therapy by a professional stretching therapist, contact us or make your bookings below for the best stretching sessions to balance you out.