Mar 05, 2010 15:16
Natural Balance Therapy will be at the Mitchell Park Domes on 3/20 at an "Awareness & Inner Healing Fair." Heres the blurb on the Domes website "Dare to Be Aware Holistic Health Fair Channeling, Expressive Arts, Fitness, FREE Demonstrations, Holistic Health, Personal Development, Wellness Products, Workshop Offerings" Admission is $6.50.
The title sounds a bit fluffy, but Myofascial Therapy is REAL and IT WORKS.
Mikeala; Don't underestimate what I've told you. I wouldn't harp on you if I didn't KNOW it would help. I won't say anything more about it.
For everyone else, it's terrific for those in chronic pain. Helps people who are not helped by PT, Chiropractors and other types of therapy.
What is Myofascial Release?
Myofascial Release 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. This essential “time element” has to do with the viscous flow and the piezoelectric phenomenon: a low load (gentle pressure) applied slowly will allow a viscoelastic medium (fascia) to elongate.
Trauma, inflammatory responses, 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.)
The use of Myofascial Release allows us to look at each patient as a unique individual. Our one-on-one therapy sessions are hands-on treatments during which our therapists use a multitude of Myofascial Release techniques and movement therapy. We promote independence through education in proper body mechanics and movement, self treatment instruction, enhancement of strength, improved flexibility, and postural and movement awareness.
Hands-On Treatment
Each Myofascial Release Treatment session is performed directly on skin without oils, creams or machinery. This enables the therapist to accurately detect fascial restrictions and apply the appropriate amount of sustained pressure to facilitate release of the fascia.