Table of Contents

Introduction to Soft Tissue Release; Soft Tissue Dysfunction; Massage and STR; Assessing the Soft Tissues; STR the Technique; Administering STR; Factors to Consider; Aids to Application of STR; Lower Limb; Trunk and Neck; Upper Limb; Pre- and Post-Event Treatment; STR and the Young Athlete; STR and Pregnancy/Post-Pregnancy; STR and the Older Person; Self-Treatment; Anatomical Movements; Common Postural Deficiencies, Bibliography

About the Author

Mary Sanderson, B.A. Sports Studies, LSSM (Dip.) Sports Massage, Certificate in Neuromuscular Re-education (NMR) runs her own private practice in Hastings. She is a senior tutor for the London School of Sports Massage (LSSM) and the Northern Institute of Massage, as well as lecturing to chiropractors and chartered physiotherapists on their CPD programmes. Mary Sanderson has also co-written The Soft Tissue Release Handbook: Reducing Pain and Improving Performance (Lotus Publishing).