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Myo-Fascial Release Therapy

Myo – from the Greek root meaning muscle

Fascia – sheets or bands of fibrous tissue surrounding organs and vessels and basically joining and protecting the entire body.

Myo-Fascial Release Therapy has a very positive and profound long lasting effect on the body.

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Deep, aching pain in muscle
Pain that persists and worsens without direct treatment
Trigger points or laymen’s term “ knot” in a muscle
Difficulty sleeping due to pain

Myofascial pain is caused by a continuous stimulus such as pressure, repetitive movement, poor posture, muscle injury, inflammation, stress and anxiety. Mayo Clinic suggests that stress and anxiety may be more likely to be a cause of Myofascial pain than a physical injury.

The goal of SFT is to help you to live a PAIN Free life.

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General Health Concerns:

Back Pain
Headaches – Migraines
Neck Pain
Hip Pain
Whiplash – recent or chronic
Disc pain
Fibromyalgia
Neurological Dysfunction
TMJ
Carpal Tunnel – treating the neck or root cause of disorder
Scar therapy
Sciatic Pain

Womens Health Problems:

Mastectomy Pain and Restrictions
Menstrual Problems
Urinary Frequency
Irritable Bowel
Scar Reduction after Reconstruction Surgery or Breast Implants
Infertility Problems
Incontinence
Lymphedema – complements Lymphatic Drainage Therapy
Endometriosis

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Pain

Where does the pain come from?

Finding the root cause can be a challenge for even the most experienced professional. You, as the patient just want the pain to go away and it is counter intuitive to think that the cause is somewhere else other than where the pain is coming from. Fascia is estimated to have a tensile strength of as much as 2000 pounds per square inch. This incredible strength supports your structure- it is why you are standing. (Your skin is only the protective covering) This can be a positive trait or a negative one; when it is not freely functioning or flowing, that much pressure feel can feel like a vice gripping down on your body, reducing range of motion and creating pain. According to Mayo Clinic and Dr. Janet Travel (the first female doctor appointed to the White House after treating JFK’s back pain, see my blog page for more information)

Understanding Movement

Every time you move your body it works as a congruent system. The muscles constantly interact with fascia and the fascia strongly affects the muscles. Normally a harmonious relationship until one structure is injured, changed, over worked or under worked. Various therapies directly or indirectly affect the relationship between muscle and fascia, every time you touch the body you are touching muscles and fascia. Fascia is a continuous sheet of connective tissue that extends throughout the body. Imagine a nylon suit seamless with no beginning and no end extending from the front of your forehead to the bottom of your toes and intertwined throughout every organ, muscle and tissue. When fascia is injured along with the muscles, every region of the body is affected, not just the area presenting symptoms. Your body has changed every cell and every fiber has adjusted so you can keep functioning.

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