How does myofascial release work?
If you’re experiencing chronic lower back pain or tightness in your muscles, you may have issues with your fascia.
What’s fascia? It’s the connective tissue that surrounds and stabilizes your muscles and organs. It’s made mostly of collagen and drapes over your tissues like a spider web. If it’s inflamed or knotted, it can decrease your range of motion and cause pain.
Myofascial release loosens the grip of fascia on your muscles, joints, nerves, and blood vessels. To encourage this expansion, slow and sustained pressure is applied wherever your body feels tight or stiff.
What are the benefits of myofascial release?
Myofascial release can increase blood and lymph flow, allowing the body to start to heal.
Some of the chronic conditions myofascial release can relieve include:
- Chronic headaches
- Muscle tension
- Lower back pain
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Slow recovery after exercise
Along with myofascial release therapy, stretching (even 10 minutes per day) and foam rolling can help keep your fascia healthy.
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Benefits
- Deep tissue work and release without discomfort
- Moves stagnation and drains fluid
- Relieves inflammation
- Nervous system sedation
- Breaks up and expels congestion
- Stretches muscle and connective tissue
- Loosens adhesions
- Pulls blood supply to the skin
- Facilitates movement of the Qi/Chi and blood systematically and locally
- Strengthens the immune system by promoting the flow of lymphatic fluid
- Treats excess heat conditions, fever, stress, depression, and anxiety
- Cleans blood and lymph helping balance pH levels