Overcoming Movement Barriers.

CHRONIC pain treatment; ANXIETY prevention; QUADRICEPS muscle physiology; HIP joint physiology; STRETCH (Physiology); DESENSITIZATION (Psychotherapy); MUSCULOSKELETAL pain; BODY movement; ROTATIONAL motion; COGNITIVE therapy

The article focuses on overcoming movement barriers through an introduction to Graded Exposure Stretching (GE), a technique in Myoskeletal Alignment Techniques (MAT). Topics include addressing chronic musculoskeletal pain patterns, the principles of GE stretching rooted in cognitive behavioral therapy, and the procedure involving systematic exposure to feared stimuli to break the cycle of avoidance and fear reinforcement.