Myofascial Release is a safe and very effective hands-on technique that involves applying gentle sustained pressure into the Myofascial connective tissue restrictions to eliminate pain and restore motion. Imagine fascia as a 3-D tubal spider web inside your body that surrounds and attaches to all structures down to the cellular level.Fascia, a liquid crystalline matrix, plays an important role since it supports and helps in the functioning of our bodies. The fascial system functions as a fiber optic network that bathes each cell with information, energy, light, sound, nutrition, oxygen, biochemicals, hormones and flushes out the toxins. When there is a restriction in one area pain can move down the web to areas that are not necessarily in original site. Thus this work must take in the whole body picture and not just the area of pain. MyoFascial Release is beneficial for postural problems, fibromyalgia, traumas, range of motion problems and pain issues Release of myofascial restrictions can affect other body organs through a release of tension in the whole fascia system. Myofascial release techniques work even though the exact mechanism is not yet fully understood.
