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Table of Contents
Overview
Safety
Cervical Traction .
Lumbar Traction
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Rhomboid Release
Pectoral Stretch ..
Quad Stretch
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Overview
The RePose Traction & Stretch Aid has been designed
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Safety
-This device is designed for fitness and therapy
professionals. Only allow clients to use under your
direct supervision.
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Cervical Traction
-First ensure that your client has removed all jewelry such as
earrings etc.
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-Place the padded section of the RePose under your clients neck.
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-Gently pull UP then BACK at a 45 degree angle.
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-Keep in verbal communication with your client to ensure that
they are comfortable and no adjustments need to be made.
**If the strap is slipping from behind the head, you may criss cross
the handles before engaging traction. This will produce a
tightening effect along the base and sides of the head as you
pull.
Lumbar Traction
-Place your client in the supine position and at a height slightly
lower than your hips.
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-Slide the RePose under the low back and just above the sacrum.
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-Keeping your arms straight and using your body weight, slowly
pull at a 45 degree angle towards the feet.
-Keep your back foot planted and secure in case you lose your
grip.
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-Do not pull so hard that the client begins sliding towards you.
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-Hold this position with a steady pressure until you feel the
lumbar vertebrae relax and release tension on the strap.
Rhomboid Release
For clients with trigger points in the rhomboids that are too
painful for typical therapy techniques, you may utilize this
passive approach.
-Place your client in the prone position. Place the RePose the
under desired shoulder.
-Ask your client to turn their head toward the shoulder you are
working with.
-Gently pull back, lifting your clients shoulder off the ground until
scapula shifts towards spine.
-For an extra stretch to the upper trapezius, you may shift your
stance and pull in a more downward direction towards your
clients opposite hip.
-Hold this position for 2-3 minutes to allow muscle fibers to fully
disengage.
Pectoral Stretch
-With your client in the prone position, have them reach behind
their back and grasp the RePose handles.
-Firmly grab the comfort pad of the strap and interlock your
fingers to ensure a secure grip.
-With your arms straight, ask your client to lift their head and
shift your body weight to your back foot.
-Keep your back foot planted and secure in case your client loses
their grip.
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Hold this position for 30-40 seconds then release.
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Quad Stretch
-Place your client is in the prone position. Then lift their lower leg
to a 90 degree angle with their foot in the air.
-Place the RePose around the top of the foot and reposition
yourself towards the clients head or shoulder area.
-With arms straight, gently pull back until your client informs you
to stop.
Hamstring/IT Band
Stretch
-With your client laying supine, place the Repose under the leg,
just above the bend in the knee.
-Shift your position so that you are standing behind or near your
clients head while grasping the handles.
-After holding a few seconds, pull the leg medially across the
body. This will provide a great stretch to the IT Band, hip socket
and glute.
**If your client begins to roll to the side during this stretch,
instruct them to brace their upper body with their arms.
-Advise your client to lean backward and pull the strap while
keeping their leg and ankle as loose as possible.
-Direct your client to listen to their body, and only pull as hard as
is comfortable for them.
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-Instruct your client to grasp the RePose handles and stretch their
arms laterally in front of their body.
-Have your client raise their hands above their head, while still
holding the strap tight and outstretched.
-Slowly have your client lower their arms behind their head
while maintaining the same outstretched position. This will give a
great stretch to the entire chest as well as part of the biceps.
**If your client lacks flexibility, do not push them further than they
can comfortably go. Use caution with clients that have rotator
cuff injuries.
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-Instruct your client to hold the RePose strap behind their back
with one hand. They may grasp using the handle or the strap
itself, whichever seems more comfortable.
-Now direct your client to reach behind them with their free hand
and grab the opposite end of the RePose, just above their low
back.
-Now have your client pull with their lower hand while keeping
their top arm loose. As the top forearm bends downward, they
will feel the stretch in the tricep of that same arm.
-Once satisfied with the stretch, the process can be repeated with
the other arm.
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