myofacial release

Myofacial Release is a therapeutic treatment utilizing a gentle form of stretching, producing a healing effect upon the body tissues, eliminating pain and restoring motion. Fascia is a connective tissue which surrounds every muscle, bone, nerve, blood vessel, and organ of the body, down to the cellular level.

Myofacial Release is used to equalize muscle tension throughout the body. Unequal muscle tension can compress nerves and muscles causing pain.

The Benefits of Myofacial Release:
Myofacial release is being used to treat a wide variety of conditions that involve connective tissue and muscle. These include but are not limited to:

• muscle spasms
• fibromyalgia
• frozen shoulder
• rheumatoid arthritis
• back pain
• stress injuries
• headaches
• jaw pain
• scoliosis.