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BASIC TECHNIQUES – Edging

Edging focuses on effectively stretching muscle and connective tissue by pushing it away from its attachments. It can only be used where a muscle has a clear edge, like erector spinae, gastrocnemius, etc. Edging is normally performed with the thumbs, palm heel, or elbows. Both sides of the muscle should be edged to achieve a maximum stretch effect from the stroke.

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  • The side of one thumb is placed along the edge of the muscle. The thumb is only used as a tool while the other hand’s palm heel presses the thumb obliquely down and away from the bone to create an effective stretch in the soft tissue.
  • The end position of the stroke is held for about 2 s before the stretch is slowly released.
  • The stroke is repeated up and down the edge of the muscle until a desired reduction in muscle tension is achieved.
  • The stroke can thereafter be used on the other edge of the same muscle.

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  • Used on more prominent muscles, this stroke is executed by pushing the muscle obliquely down and away from the bone with the palm heel.
  • The other palm heel follows up by alternately pushing the muscle right beside the first hand.
  • The muscle is successively stretched along the edge and the procedure is repeated on the opposite edge of the same muscle.

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  • The elbow is normally only used for well-developed muscles. Both the inferior and superior part of the olecranon process can be used. When the inferior part of olecranon is used, the elbow position at the start of the stroke is semi extended. As the pressure is increased the elbow is slowly flexed to add the stretch effect.
  • When using the superior part of the olecranon the situation is reversed. The elbow position is initially semi flexed, and as the stroke progresses the elbow is slowly extended to achieve the desired stretch effect.

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