Gentle, Sustained Pressure That Restores Movement
What Is Myofascial Release
Myofascial Release is a safe, effective, hands on technique that applies gentle, sustained pressure into fascial tissue restrictions to relieve pain and restore motion.
The time element matters. Fascia is a viscoelastic tissue, and a low load, gentle pressure applied slowly allows it to elongate and release, through the same viscous flow and piezoelectric properties that make the technique work.
Trauma, inflammatory responses, and surgical procedures can create myofascial restrictions producing tensile pressures of roughly 2,000 pounds per square inch on pain sensitive structures, pressures that often do not show up on standard tests such as x-rays, myelograms, CAT scans, or electromyography. (Source: myofascialrelease.com)
What Is Fascia
According to the Medical Dictionary, fascia is a sheet or band of fibrous tissue that lies beneath the skin or surrounds muscles and various organs in the body.
Myofascial Release Treatment
Each session is performed directly on the skin, without oils, creams, or machinery. This lets me accurately locate fascial restrictions and apply the right amount of sustained pressure to release them. Treatment can also be performed over clothing and is still very effective.
You are a unique individual, and a session typically draws on several Myofascial Release techniques suited to what your body needs.
Common Areas of Treatment
The neck, back, and legs are areas that consistently receive myofascial release work. A manual therapist performing Craniosacral Therapy also works through a series of fascial release techniques before working directly with the bones of the skull.
Myofascial Release was developed by John Barnes, PT.
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