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Benjamin Institute AIS: Active Isolated Stretching Dr. Ben Benjamin 175 Richdale Avenue Cambridge, MA 02140 LOWER BODY: Low Back, Pelvis, Hip, Thigh, Lower Leg & Foot September 23-24-25, 2016 UPPER BODY: The Neck, Shoulder, Elbow, Wrist, & Hand November 11-12-13, 2016 Any professional concerned with enhancing musculoskeletal health — whether through massage therapy, physical therapy, fitness training, or other modalities — understands that the way people exercise has a profound impact on their overall health, mobility, resilience, and ability to recover from injuries. While many different types of exercise may be beneficial, one in particular stands out from the rest as a uniquely efficient and effective approach: Active Isolated Stretching (AIS), developed by kinesiologist Aaron Mattes. 2 ½ Day Workshops 16 CE Hours Each Call 617-576-0555 to register. Benjamin Institute Why Practice AIS? To enhance your ability to treat and prevent injuries. AIS speeds the healing of muscles, tendons, ligaments, fascia, and joints. Combining this technique with other forms of treatment can accelerate the recovery process by up to 50%. And by increasing flexibility, strength, and resilience, it can greatly reduce an individual’s vulnerability to future injuries. When minor strains or tears do occur, continued AIS work helps to prevent the buildup of adhesive scar tissue — a major contributor to stiffness, inflexibility, chronic injury, and pain conditions. To help clients feel younger and healthier. As we grow older, many of us accept limitations to our body’s functioning (such as a reduced range of motion, decreased strength and flexibility, and impaired coordination or fine motor skills) as an inevitable result of the aging process. Through AIS, many of these declines can be successfully prevented or reversed, often dramatically improving a person’s well-being and quality of life. To work with degenerative neuromuscular conditions. By stimulating neural growth, creating new neural pathways, and reducing muscle spasticity, AIS can successfully reduce the symptoms of various debilitating conditions — including Parkinson’s, multiple sclerosis, and other diseases — that do not respond to other forms of manual treatment. What You’ll Learn in this Course This intensive training will give you a solid foundation in the principles of AIS and the skills to apply them to the lower and upper body. Each participant will receive ample personal attention from the instructor, with plenty of time to practice and refine each of the stretching protocols. You’ll learn to: Assess the optimal range of motion for each joint in the body Maximize the flexibility of every major muscle group in the lower and upper body Stretch with precision the proximal and distal aspects of the muscle separately Take joints to their healthy maximum range of motion Use these techniques to speed recovery from injury You’ll leave the course fully prepared to use these techniques with your clients on Monday morning. 2 ½ Day Workshops 16 CE Hours Each Call 617-576-0555 to register. Benjamin Institute “Dr. Ben Benjamin is an outstanding teacher and therapist. His knowledge of anatomy and physiology and clinical background have enabled him to quickly acquire the theory and practice of Active Isolated Stretching: The Mattes Method (AIS). It is without reservation that I recommend Dr. Benjamin to ABOUT clinically direct and teach AIS.” THE INSTRUCTOR —Aaron Mattes BEN BENJAMIN, PhD holds a Ph.D. in Sports Medicine and is founder of the Muscular Therapy Institute. He studied with Dr. James Cyriax, the “father of orthopedic medicine,” and has applied his Benefits of AIS insights to the healing of common soft tissue injuries Healthier muscles, fascia, tendons, ligaments, and joints through skilled massage therapy. Increased flexibility, strength, and range of motion After studying with Aaron Mattes, Dr. Benjamin Optimal athletic performance began incorporating AIS into his injury treatment Breakdown of adhesions caused by trauma or inflammation protocols and other aspects of his work. Reduced risk of muscle spasms, strains, and tears Dr. Benjamin is the author of many articles on Improved tissue growth and repair working with injuries as well as the widely used Improved circulation and drainage of lymph, which helps eliminate books in the field Listen to Your Pain, Are You Tense?, waste and Exercise Without Injury. He has been in private practice for over 50 years, and teaches extensively Who Should Attend throughout the country. Massage therapists Personal trainers Yoga teachers Physical therapists Occupational therapists Acupuncturists and any other health or fitness professionals interested in helping clients enhance musculoskeletal health or recover from injury. EITHER Lower Body or Upper Body with Private Lesson: $600* EITHER Workshop without Private Lesson: $450* In your 30-minute private tutorial with Ben, you’ll review all of the AIS techniques one-on-one. Appointment priority will be given to out-of-town practitioners who need to complete their private tutorials on or around the training weekends. BOTH Lower Body and Upper Body Workshops & Lessons: $900* TIME: Friday 4-7, Saturday 9-5, Sunday 9-4 *If the fees are out of your reach, please call WHERE: 175 Richdale Avenue, Cambridge, MA Dr. Ben to negotiate something affordable TO REGISTER: Call 617-576-0777 for you.
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