Muscle Flossing

Muscle flossing is where you use a thick elastic band wrapped tightly around a specific body part to create compression, tissue shearing and changes to blood flow. Often these bands are used while actively moving that limb or joint through its range of motion. 

Goals: 

1. Improve range of motion

2. Improve circulation

3. Reduce DOMS

4. Reduce Swelling

5. Improve tissue mobility

Method

Using the proper type of band. Apply no more than 50% tension on the band. As you wrap around the body part, overlap the band 50% on the previous layer. Work through full range of motion for 30 sec to 2 min.

Risks: 

1. Do not allow it to remain in place for longer than 2 min as blood flow is being restricted. 

2. Remove if you begin to feel numbness and tingling beyond the point of the wrap as a nerve is being compressed