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Muscle Energy Technique | Post Isometric Relaxation | MET PIR | Sports Massage | Soft Tissue Therapy

A sports massage school tutor introduces the first stage of PIR on the hamstrings: assessing the client and finding the first barrier. He keeps a hand on the leg while the client lifts it, noting where it starts to shake or bend, then repeats the lift passively to feel the initial point of resistance.

Muscle Energy Technique | Post Isometric Relaxation | MET PIR | Sports Massage | Soft Tissue Therapy · NLSSM The School of Sports Massage · YouTube

Video: Muscle Energy Technique | Post Isometric Relaxation | MET PIR | Sports Massage | Soft Tissue Therapy, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-n_sZ9spEc

Length1:26
RatingClarity 4/5 · Credibility 5/5 · Relevance 4/5
Accredited UK sports massage school. Short and chaptered; focuses on finding the first barrier rather than the full PIR cycle.
Coverstechniques/post-isometric-relaxation · techniques/muscle-energy-technique · muscles/hamstrings
Watchhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-n_sZ9spEc

Chapters

  1. 0:00 Intro to MET PIR
  2. 0:24 Asking your client to lift leg
  3. 0:34 Therapist touch for accurate feedback
  4. 0:41 Getting a sense of your client's restrictions
  5. 1:02 Repeating the process without client help

Key points

  • Watch and feel an active straight-leg raise first to learn where the client’s restriction starts.
  • Stay in contact throughout; your hand gives you feedback even when you are not helping.
  • Signs of the barrier include shaking and the knee starting to bend.
  • Then ask the client to relax completely and lift the leg yourself to the first point of resistance.

Cautions

  • Covers only the set-up; the contraction and relaxation phases are not shown in this clip.