{"id":8573,"date":"2026-07-17T11:07:48","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T06:07:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=8573"},"modified":"2026-07-17T11:07:48","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T06:07:48","slug":"stretch-therapy-is-now-trending-in-st-louis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=8573","title":{"rendered":"Stretch therapy is now \u201ctrending\u201d in St. Louis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ic-cdn.flipboard.com\/fox2now.com\/4d4d2a974eb79bcf1b4e32a5d1897e9f15ddcb79\/_xlarge.jpeg\" \/><\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<p>ST. LOUIS \u2013 People are going to specialized stretch centers, like <a href=\"https:\/\/xiststretch.com\/\">XIST Stretch<\/a> on Hampton Avenue in south St. Louis where therapists\u00a0stretch you in ways you can\u2019t\u00a0do alone.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It may seem like a \u201cstretch\u201d to say it\u2019s as good for your mental health as it is for your muscle health.\u00a0We let St. Louis County Police Captain, Brian Schellman, be the judge of that. He\u2019s in charge of the bureau of tactical support.<\/p>\n<p>FOX 2 News was there for his ever \u201cstretch\u201d session.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He was taking advantage of the XIST Stretch \u201cHero\u201d offer:\u00a0a free 1 hour stretch and special rates thereafter for first responders, military,\u00a0and hospital workers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRight now, I\u2019m just trying to break the fascia within his shoulder,\u201d said Stretch Therapist, Trish Roades, as she worked on Schellman\u2019s back and shoulder.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can feel little adhesions in there.\u00a0He works it.\u00a0He works out.\u00a0It\u2019s there. \u201cEveryone\u2019s like, \u2018Oh, I\u2019ve got a knot in my shoulder\u2019.\u00a0Those are those adhesions in the fascia that you need to break up.\u00a0The more you do, the better the blood flow, circulation, more mobility in the joint.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cThings like the (police) belt, the (bullet-proof) vest, those are all heavy,\u201d Capt. Schellman said. \u201cThey wear on you.\u00a0 You don\u2019t think about them when you\u2019re younger, but here I am 46, I\u2019m not 23 like I was.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He felt an immediate difference.\u00a0His mood lightened. You could see it in his face.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter the stretch \u2026 you can see \u2026 the glow,\u201d Roades said. \u201cJust the different stance, the posture\u2019s different.\u00a0 Yeah, it\u2019s good,\u201d she smiled, patting her heart.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The impact typically lasts from 4 days to 2 weeks, according to clients.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cFeel loose?\u201d\u00a0FOX 2\u2019s Andy Banker asked Captain Schellman.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOh yeah,\u201d he beamed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen\u2019s the last time you felt this loose?\u201d Andy asked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cProbably about 23 years ago when I first started in the police academy,\u201d Schellman laughed.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr3_ab\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>They say you don\u2019t have to be a first responder to feel the difference.\u00a0So, XIST Stretch is offering all first-time customers a free half-hour session.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-content-cta-group\">\n<div class=\"modal--suggest-correction article-content-cta-group__cta\" data-component=\"modal\">\n\t\t\t\t<button data-modal-trigger=\"\" class=\"suggest-correction-button\">Suggest a Correction<\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"modal__dialog\">\n<div class=\"modal__dialog-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"modal__close-button\" aria-label=\"Close Modal Content\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<default:svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" viewbox=\"0 0 16.85 16.875\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<default:title>Close Modal<\/default:title><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<default:path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M9.65 8.454l6.88-7.063a.809.809 0 0 0 0-1.15.782.782 0 0 0-1.14 0L8.52 7.305 1.37.241a.782.782 0 0 0-1.14 0 .809.809 0 0 0 0 1.15l7.15 7.063-7.15 7.063a.809.809 0 0 0 0 1.15.824.824 0 0 0 .6.219.787.787 0 0 0 .59-.219l7.15-7.063 6.87 7.063a.824.824 0 0 0 .6.219.619.619 0 0 0 .54-.219.792.792 0 0 0 0-1.15z\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/default:svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"modal__dialog-title\">Suggest a Correction<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ST. 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