What is Myofascial Release (MFR)?
What is Myofascial Release?
Through Myofascial Release, as a patient and as a therapist, I understand the importance of treating the whole body, not just the symptoms, and that every ‘body’ is unique based on their response to life circumstances.
Myofascial Release (MFR, John F Barnes approach) is a very effective hands-on technique that involves applying gentle, varied, sustained pressure and elongation into the body’s fascia. Fascia is the body’s connective tissue. Think about it as a three-dimensional spider web that is found throughout the entire body. It extends from head to toe, surrounding every system in our body, and is responsible for our structure/shape.
These techniques can help eliminate pain and restore posture and motion. It is gentle in nature and can help people with many degrees of pain, from chronic pain syndromes to injury recovery.
Fascial restrictions do not appear on standard medical tests and can only be felt through hands-on assessment of the soft tissue and related structures. The art of myofascial release is to find the individual’s restrictions, which are different from one person to the next. By treating the mind/body as a whole and addressing the unique fascial web, positive structural changes can occur and prevent future restrictions, symptoms, and pain.
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