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It’s using the hands, forearms, elbows to lengthen shortened fascia, to shorten sprained ligaments, to unwind wound up muscles and tissues, to create space where you are compressed, to balance your pelvis, to lift your ribcage, to release the adhesions in your neck and upper shoulders, in your feet and everything in between. It’s a manual manipulation using the hands which can sense tissue changes, adhesions, hot spots. It’s using body weight and height to lean into the tissue in the direction you want it to move into. Its opening the limitations you have that are causing you pain and other frustrations. When I work with client’s we get to discuss life; past and present as well as future. Discussion is great because there again, you’re releasing beliefs about the pain or the restrictions you’ve been experiencing. The spoken word is very powerful. You speak of what you are thinking as we work in a specific area and believe it or not, you’re letting out limitation and restrictions you possibly hadn’t realized even existed! This helps the fascia release, helps you heal, helps you feel much improved and much more positive. Myofascial release is a generic term for a few different types of massage and muscle manipulation available. It covers a plethora of options and ‘massage’ forms available. Myo-fascia means muscle-tissue, it is the connective tissue that surrounds each muscle fiber in a muscle. Another layer surrounds the muscle. Another layer surrounds the muscle bundle and it surrounds your organs. It is the tissue that allows your body to move freely and painlessly when it is hydrated and healthy. To release fascia depends on the individual and their needs. Using fingers, hands, forearms, elbows we are able to be specific about a layer or area where fascia needs to be separated from that which it is stuck to. Sometimes its fascia to fascia, sometimes its fascia to bone. Some is point specific using finger tips, some is more of a shield using the palm of the hand. The depth required depends on how deep the fascia is stuck in your body, however, one should always work superficially first, working through the layers so as not to miss the layer where it is stuck. Fascia might be stuck due to an injury or a surgery, scarring or, from an emotional trauma. Myofascia work can be used anyplace on the body.

Does myofascial work hurt?

When you’re in pain, there may be pain removing that pain. The thing is, it’s releasing the pain you’ve been in, it’s not causing additional pain. Within a couple of minutes, no more pain and you’re in shock wondering what happened. Fascial release happened. Set it free, set free the issues that live in the tissue!

Why do I cry or feel so emotional when I hurt?

Pain can be attached to emotions. When there is sustained pain in your body there is usually an emotional attachment or reasoning for that pain. It’s serving some purpose in your life whether it’s to keep you from doing something you claim you want to do but are afraid to do, or to get others to stop expecting more from you. It’s your excuse, it’s your out… and when you’re finally ready to stop doing those things and really want to get on with your life, I take those obstacles away through fascial manipulation myofascial work.

Will myofascial work bruise me?

Side effects; bruising may occur. Normally it means we’ve gone deeper than the body was prepared to allow, sometimes it means you had a lot of adhesion there. Consider that dehydration, lack of appropriate supplementation or nutrition all play roles in how well you recover. My experience has been that no one’s ever stayed bruised long or regretted bruising. Increase water consumption. Water is the secret weapon of being healthy. The quality and quantity of water you ingest is vital in your brain function, eye sight, how your teeth are, your blood pressure, pulse, muscle use, mobility, generic aches and pain. Drink your water! The rule is simple, take ½ your body weight in ounces of water each day. For example, if you weigh 150 lbs., drink 75 ounces of water daily. If you are sweating a lot, drink more! Filtered, healthy water. Add electrolytes, lemon or lime juice, cucumber, mint, lemonade (splash)…. But drink the water!

What is the difference between deep tissue massage and myofascial release?

Massage is to move fluids whether that is lymph or blood. Massage done properly, only goes in one direction focusing on not only moving fluid but relaxing tense muscles on the entire body. You may use a cross fiber / friction movement on point specific areas. Myofascial release can be to lengthen the muscles, to release the connective tissue, to open joints and make room where they are compressed. Other times, it is used to shorten muscles, tendons, ligaments to assist in getting through a sprain faster etc. It is not the whole body in one session as is a massage.

What do you wear to myofascial release?

My clients wear the least amount of clothing they are comfortable in as we need to assess their structure, posture and movement limitations in order to truly know where to make the releases.

Is foam rolling myofascial release?

Not really, however it can release superficial layers.

Practitioner Research Monthly Digest - Transformational Medicine

November 2017

Research is showing that, unlike our genetics, our microbiomes are incredibly malleable. This means that we have the power to influence our health on a grand scale just by altering our diet.

While bad bacteria thrive on sugar and other unhealthy foods that we eat, did you know that the good guys crave only one thing? Prebiotic fiber! Learn more about how adding prebiotic fiber to your diet can improve digestion, enhance mineral absorption, decrease stress and anxiety, increase weight loss, and optimize immunity.

1. Research shows that certain types of resistant starch (notably, green bananas) are extremely beneficial as they pass undigested through the small intestine to the colon and fuel the body’s good bacteria. Consumer Reports.

2. A recent study found that taking a daily probiotic with Lactobacillus andBifidobacterium strains may significantly improve brain function in people with Alzheimer’s. Gut Microbiota.

3. Probiotics can help with a number of common childhood issues, including gastrointestinal complaints, ENT bugs, and struggles with weight, according to a number of recent studies. Nutritional Outlook.

4. Very healthy older people have comparable microbial compositions to those in their 30s, indicating that gut health is a key factor in healthy aging.EurekAlert!

5. Supporting the gut microbiome may be key in preventing and treating osteoporosis in postmenopausal women: a recent study found that this type of osteoporosis is closely related to immunity, which itself is closely related to the gut microbiome, as 80% of the immune system is in the gut. Nature.

6. People with colon cancer have a distinctive mix of microbes in their intestines and supplementing with probiotics can change this mix for the better, indicating that probiotics may be able to play a role in treating colon cancer.BMJ Open Gastroenterology.

7. Infants who are born via cesarean section, fed with formula, and given antibiotics have very different bacterial compositions than those with different neonatal care, developing bacteria in trajectories that favor food allergies and weight gain, among other undesirable conditions. Medical Press.

8. Taking a daily probiotic containing Lactobacillus rhamnosus throughout the second and third trimesters of a pregnancy may help reduce postpartum depression and anxiety. Psychiatry Advisor.

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