Stretching
AIS Therapy
Your home for clinical & sports stretching
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Active Isolated Stretching & Strengthening: The Mattes Method
This method centers on the physiological principles of specific muscle lengthening & strengthening, increased circulation plus oxygen to the tissues, lengthening & strengthening of the superficial and deep fascia. The technique involves the method of holding each stretch for only two seconds.
Why Active Isolated Stretching?
Back in grade school you were probably taught the importance of warm-up exercises and it’s likely you’ve continued with pretty much of the same routines ever since. Since then, Science has moved on. Researchers now believe that some of the more entrenched elements of warm-up regimens and stretches are not only a waste of time but are actually harmful for you. The old presumption that holding a stretch for 20 to 30 seconds — known as “staticstretching” is by today’s principles, absolutely dead wrong. In fact, it actually weakens them. In a recent study conducted, individuals generated less force from their leg muscles after static stretching than they did after not stretching at all. Other studies have found that this stretching decreases muscle strength by as much as 30 percent. Also, stretching one leg’s muscles can reduce strength in the other leg as well, probably because the central nervous system rebels against the movements. Proper stretches should do two things: loosen muscles and tendons to increase the range of motion of various joints. That’s why it’s so important to stretch in the correct manner.
Modern Technique
AIS centers on the physiological principles of specific muscle lengthening & strengthening. We use detailed approaches to each muscle surrounding a joint, various indications and contraindications related to diseases, injuries, joint replacements, osteoporosis, neuropathy and other factors.
Body Repair
Active Isolated Stretching allows the body to repair itself and also to prepare for daily activity.
Dynamic
The Active Isolated Stretching technique involves the method of holding each stretch for only two seconds. This method of stretching is also known to work with the body’s natural physiological makeup to improve circulation and increase the elasticity of muscle joints and fascia.
Active Isolated Stretching is the way to stretch for the future
Who We Are
What to Expect
Referrals to our clinic are made by physicians or by the patients themselves. Persons who are referred by a physician should bring a prescription from that physician. Persons under the age of 18 should and must be accompanied on the initial visit by a parent or their legal guardian.
On your first visit, you will be asked to wear comfortable clothing. Upon arrival a completed a Patient Registration Form will required.
The information requested will include the diagnosis, date of injury (if applicable) and any other pertinent medical information.
All information will be kept confidential. Financial responsibility for the services is ultimately yours.
We accept cash, personal checks and credit cards.
Feel the Difference
The AIS Therapy center’s goal is to provide each patient with the highest quality clinical care to optimize health, minimize pain, and restore wellness.
All treatment plans are developed in cooperation with you and your referring health care provider.
Benefits
Improved posture
Pain relief
Wider range of motion
Increased lymphatic movement
Overall wellness
Improved gait
Better quality of life
Improved circulation
Better breathing / respiration
Stretch Therapist
AIS Therapy offers rehabilitation and sports enhancement therapy.
John R. Howard, BS, CPT LMT, is a prominent and recognized Advanced AIS Specialist who has optimized the performance skills of several notable athletic personalities in the Atlanta area.
John Howard uses the Mattes Method of Active Isolated Stretching (AIS) that is successful in correcting many types of muscular and neurological diseases and injuries, including, but not limited to, whiplash, stroke, spinal cord, arthritis, and chronic neck or back pain.
What to Expect
Referrals to our clinic are made by physicians or by the patients themselves. Persons who are referred by a physician should bring a prescription from that physician. Persons under the age of 18 should and must be accompanied on the initial visit by a parent or their legal guardian.
On your first visit, you will be asked to wear comfortable clothing. Upon arrival a completed a Patient Registration Form will required.
(See Patient Form download)
The information requested will include the diagnosis, date of injury (if applicable) and any other pertinent medical information.
All information will be kept confidential. Financial responsibility for the services is ultimately yours.
We accept cash, personal checks and credit cards.
Feel the Difference
The AIS Therapy center’s goal is to provide each patient with the highest quality clinical care to optimize health, minimize pain, and restore wellness.
All treatment plans are developed in cooperation with you and your referring health care provider.
Stretch Therapist
AIS Therapy offers rehabilitation and sports enhancement therapy.
John R. Howard, BS, CPT LMT, is a prominent and recognized Advanced AIS Specialist who has optimized the performance skills of several notable athletic personalities in the Atlanta area.
John Howard uses the Mattes Method of Active Isolated Stretching (AIS) that is successful in correcting many types of muscular and neurological diseases and injuries, including, but not limited to, whiplash, stroke, spinal cord, arthritis, and chronic neck or back pain.
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for AIS and The Mattes Method seminar
This seminar involves exact details of how to safely lengthen & strengthening muscles and fascia simultaneously maintaining a physiologically based agonist-antagonist relationship. The seminar is 15% lectures, 85% hands-on work.
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