The DCT Knee Pillow a cornerstone for the practice of the Dynamic Contraction Technique. The Knee Pillow is used by DCT practitioners and clients to eliminate pressure on their knees during DCT sessions. The Knee Pillow’s unique design shifts a person’s body weight inferior to their knee cap when in kneeling and lunge positions. This allows the Tibia to carry the majority of a person’s body weight essentially eliminating the discomfort that can occur when performing a kneeling DCT exercise. For our practitioners this is invaluable as there is a significant amount of time spent lunging and kneeling to facilitate DCT sessions. While there are variations of most DCT exercises that do not require kneeling the Knee Pillow allows even people with sensitive knees to perform the kneeling exercises. The DCT Knee Pillow can be used for any activity that elicits pressure on the knees (Pilates, Yoga, Weight Lifting, and even non exercise based activities).
The DCT Slider is actually a furniture moving device that we use to manipulate body weight in order to add resistance to many DCT exercises. This product can be purchased at any Bed Bath and Beyond and is not very unique in and of itself, however when you learn use the Slider with a DCT exercise you will immediately realize the amazing potential that this simple device has to help you release muscle and fascial tension from your body. Sliders are used for other training systems, but Harmonix Health is the first company to use them as a therapeutic device.
The DCT Wrist Stick is a wooden dowel with a secondary smaller dowel affixed to it in order to provide leverage to isolate the wrist and forearm muscle of the arm. With this simple device a DCT practitioner or client can strengthen and stretch muscles that are associated with Carpel Tunnel Syndrome, tennis elbow, golfers elbow, osteoarthritis, and many other ailments of the hand and lower arm. The Wrist Stick is an important part of the DCT Certification program.
