Active Isolated Stretching

[gagan k]

Hi all

I've just started a program in Active Isolated Stretching (founded by Aaron Mattes & used by the Whartons) to keep myself flexible & pain free & I also give stretches to my clients for their homework etc. Do any of you use AIS yourselves or in your practice? What sort of results have you had? Any preference for AIS or do you just stick with the usual static stretching instead.

Thanks

Oz

 

[Yung Dirt]

I have a friend who is a Physical Therapist, and he swears by AIS. It's his first choice for treating any orthopedic condition. He finds it far superior to static stretching. For me, I tend to use PNF more than AIS in a clinic setting. But I think both are more effective than static stretching.

 

[Cericoe]

I use AIS and find it to be very effective. My clients feel it is more comfortable than traditiional static stretching. I love to give it to my clients as homework because I feel that if it is more comfortable, they are more apt to actually DO IT. I also think that when they do static stretching, most get impatient just sitting there holding the stretch, so the end result is that most don't hold it long enough and therefore, do not get much result. With the AIS, they are actually doing something the whole time and don't get "bored" with it.