Tetrodotoxin blocks action potentials in nerves by binding to the pores of the voltage-gated, fast sodium channels in nerve cell membranes, essentially preventing any affected nerve cells from firing by blocking the channels used in the process.
Full Circle offers Premium Continuing Education Courses for Massage Therapist and Bodyworkers. Spontaneous Muscle Release Technique is a series of passive contractions that allow therapists to release muscles, tendons, ligaments and connective tissue. I wanted to say how much I enjoyed learning SMRT with Dawn and Patty in Bozeman this weekend. I used the SMRT principals and techniques on all 3 of my long term clients today and we were all very excited about the results and changes that happened in such a relatively short amount of time.
The first is the muscle spindles. Located within the muscle fibres they monitor changes in muscle length. The stretch reflex is the bodys involuntary response to an external stimulus that stretches the muscle (5) and causes a reflexive increase in muscular activity. It is the muscle spindles that activate this response. When stretching, it is best to avoid this activating the muscle spindles and the stretch-reflex response, as it will limit motion. Static stretching does not elicit the muscle spindles, allowing muscles to relax and achieve a greater stretch. The other important proprioceptors are the golgi tendon organs (GTO).