What do you know about myofascial release and fascia? Well I didn’t know much before this weekend.
Today I am starting a new thing which is posting blogs posts here to share my latest pages that I am creating on my websites. This weekend was spent researching myofascial release and a new page in the types of massage section at www.massage-career-guides.com . I have been reading about myofascial release for the last two days perusing books I have and looking online and I have to say it is one of the most confusing things and yes I was even trained in an offshoot of structural integration which can be considered a type of myofascial release. The problem is that there are so many different types of massage that can really be called myofascial release. In fact I would gather that any time you touch someone doing massage you are doing myofascial release because the fascia is an integrated part of the muscle. You can’t separate the two. So Rolfing, Structural Integration, cranial sacral therapy, effleurage , connective tissue massage are all forms of myofascial release. More confusing yet is the fact that while John Barnes is the person who is making this type of work so popular and he has called his work specifically “Myofascial Release (MFR)” when in fact there are many type of hands on therapist that can release the myofascial structures.
As I read and learned I decided my background in fascia has long been forgotten or I am not even sure if they taught that in massage school so I followed up with a few pages on connective tissue and fascia. (Like how I use the keywords in the links? That is one of the steps of good search engine optimization!)
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I would highly recommend the Barnes style Myofascial Release. Incredibly effective in my experience, and way more so in treating particular issues in comparison to “traditional” massage therapy techniques. It may seem confusing reading about it, so give it a try to experience what it is all about.
Excellent to see you covering this. I’m a certified Aston-Patterner and find that working with facia, alignment and movement has let me become the person who can solve the problem when no one else can.
Keep up the good work.
I have been doing clinical myofascial work for almost 15 years. You can’t beat the effectiveness. Like the blog. Keep it up.
Yay. good on you for looking into fascia. Such an important part of treating, especially for clients with ancient injuries or long histories of poor posture. I spend a good third of any of my treatments working on fascia and I absolutely love the results. Look into Tom Myers Anatomy Trains, Active Release Technique and Art Riggs Rolfing. All wonderful approaches.