What is Myofascial Release Technique? (MFR)

Myofascial Release Technique is a manual therapy often used in massage. The technique focuses on pain from myofascial tissues (the tough membranes that wrap, connect and support your muscles). Myofascial Technique is a safe and very effective hands-on technique that involves applying gentle sustained pressure into the Myofascial connective tissue restrictions to eliminate pain and restore motion. Trauma, inflammatory responses, bad posture, intense exercise regimes, and/or surgical procedures create Myofascial restrictions that can produce tensile pressures of approximately 2,000 pounds per square inch on pain-sensitive structures that do not show up in many of the standard tests (x-rays, myelograms, CAT scans, electromyography, etc.)

Hands-On Treatment

Each Myofascial Release Treatment session is performed directly on the skin without oils, creams, or machinery and involves the therapist applying forces (light pressure) in opposing directions, which relaxes the tissues. It can help ease pain and increase mobility in the tissues and surrounding muscles. This enables the therapist to accurately detect fascial restrictions and apply the appropriate amount of sustained pressure to facilitate the release of the fascia. During myofascial release therapy, the therapist locates myofascial areas that feel stiff and fixed instead of elastic and movable under light manual pressure. These areas restrict muscle and joint movements, which contributes to widespread muscle pain. The focused manual pressure and stretching used in myofascial release therapy loosen up restricted movement, reducing pain.