Skip to main content

Blog

Relaxation Before Bed Tips & Tricks

Relaxation Before Bed

Stretching is low hanging fruit that everyone should be picking to help their overall well-being. The reason it’s low hanging fruit is because it’s easy to take a few minutes out of your day, to improve circulation, help reduce muscle tension, and produce a sense of calm that can carry…
January 8, 2025
Osgood-Schlatters Complications

Osgood-Schlatters

Osgood-Schlatters is a common condition for athletes where repetitive stress causes swelling just below the knee where the patellar tendon attaches to the shinbone. The constant stress leads to inflammation and discomfort so that is where assisted stretching comes in. Our stretch therapists can help by targeting the muscles around…
December 23, 2024
Muscular Hypertonicity Complications

Muscular Hypertonicity

Has your doctor told you that you have muscular hypertonicity or are your muscles excessively tight and stiff? We know how painful or uncomfortable this may be for you and we want to help. At the Stretch Center, one of our stretch therapists can take you through a gentle stretch…
December 10, 2024
Improved Balance Tips & Tricks

Improved Balance

Assisted stretching can help improve your balance by reminding your brain how to communicate with your muscles. This can help make your everyday movements easier, more trustworthy and even help prevent falls. Don’t believe me? Proprioception is the idea that your body can sense where your other body parts are…
November 26, 2024
Enhance Athletic Ability Tips & Tricks

Enhance Athletic Ability

Anyone that has been on their fitness journey long enough has neglected stretching at some point. Either you're young and feel like you don’t need it or you haven’t done it in so long you're convinced it is a waste of time. Assisted stretching is a great way to get…
November 12, 2024
Aging Adults Tips & Tricks

Aging Adults

Time takes a toll on all of us. Staying active and mobile is hard. But you know what is easy? Heading to a Stretch Center near you so that our stretch therapists can work with you 1:1, assisting you through stretches that help you stay moving. As we age, our…
October 28, 2024
Post-rehab Recovery Tips & Tricks

Post-rehab Recovery

Recently injured? Don’t feel like you're able to do what you used too? Assisted stretching could be a game changer for your post rehab recovery. It’s difficult to want to move after an injury or surgery because the joint and muscles around it can become stiff and weak. Our stretch…
October 15, 2024
Neck Tension and Migraines Complications

Neck Tension and Migraines

In today's modern age with the abundance of screens and sitting our necks take a hit. Sitting with correct posture is almost an exercise for most people. It’s no wonder that neck tension and migraines caused by neck tightness is commonplace. Obviously no one wants to mess with their neck…
October 4, 2024
Better Posture Tips & Tricks

Better Posture

When’s the last time you stretched and your muscles felt like a limp noodle? You stood up straighter, you might have even felt like you were walking on a cloud. In this small window after you stretch, your posture is probably the best it’s ever been. One reason for this…
September 25, 2024
Scoliosis Complications

Scoliosis

It’s easy to imagine how a spine that is curved sideways would affect your everyday life, in terms of discomfort, limited mobility, and muscle imbalances. Those who are affected by scoliosis could benefit from assisted stretching. A stretch therapist is able to target specific muscles around the spine to help…
September 10, 2024

Copyright © 2025 Stretch Center, LLC. All rights reserved.

Privacy Policy

Cookie Disclosures