Chapter 1. Stretching Fundamentals
Chapter 2. Feet and Calves
Chapter 3. Knees and Thighs
Chapter 4. Hips
Chapter 5. Lower Trunk
Chapter 6. Arms, Wrists, and Hands
Chapter 7. Shoulders, Back, and Chest
Chapter 8. Neck
Chapter 9. Dynamic Stretches
Chapter 10. Programs for Daily Mobility and Flexibility
Chapter 11. Sport-Specific Stretching Programs
Arnold G. Nelson, PhD, is a professor in the School of
Kinesiology at Louisiana State University. A leading researcher on
flexibility, he is considered one of the top authorities on the
effects of stretching on muscle performance. Nelson is a fellow of
the American College of Sports Medicine and earned his PhD in
muscle physiology from the University of Texas at Austin. He
resides in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Jouko Kokkonen, PhD, is a retired professor in exercise
science at Brigham Young University in Hawaii. For more than three
decades, he taught anatomy, kinesiology, exercise physiology, and
athletic conditioning and coached track and field. Kokkonen’s
research has focused on the acute and chronic effects of
stretching. He earned his PhD in exercise physiology from Brigham
Young University and resides in Finland and the United States with
his wife, Ruthanne.
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