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Strain Counterstrain (Positional Release)ストレイン・カウンターストレイン（ポジショナル・リリース）
Developed by osteopath Lawrence Jones in the 1950s–60s: holding a position of comfort in which a tender point disappears for 90 seconds to reset the muscle reflex.
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- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Era
- Modern
- Classification
- Clinical massage / Related therapy
- Techniques
- Movement
- Practitioner body parts
- Palm / Thumb
- Medium
- None
- Clothing
- Clothed
- Setting
- Table
- Also known as
- Positional Release Therapy · PRT · Jones technique
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