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Myofascial Release (MFR) is fast gaining recognition as the missing link in traditional healthcare. View our workshops...
How can MFR help you
Once we understand the nature of the fascial network, how it functions and how fascial dysfunction can affect the entire structure, we can begin to understand how symptoms, pain, imbalance and dysfunction develop. In many cases, traditional healthcare focuses on the symptom and where the pain is, then labels the dysfunction. For many people this does not offer an effective solution.
Even though the patient may not feel much happening the experienced therapist can actually feel the fascial restrictions, where they go to and subsequently feels the release of those restrictions during the session. As research and evidence on the effectiveness of MFR grows, therapists are becoming increasingly aware of the benefits of adding MFR to their skill set, however MFR is not a substitute for professional medical intervention nor can any MFR therapist claim to cure, fix or diagnose. All therapists must follow their organisational code of practice and all patients wishing to commence any MFR will be asked to consult their primary healthcare provider in the first instance.
Many people come to MFR after a prolonged period of pain and discomfort as well as limited movement and function. Many of these people have sought help from the healthcare providers to no avail and some even being told that they have to live with the pain for the rest of their lives. Whilst MFR has been available in traditional healthcare practices, in its earlier forms, it has only been in recent years that MFR training has been available to complementary health therapists.
MFRUK has trained both physiotherapists and complementary health therapists throughout the UK with MFR being the most sought after therapy to learn in the past 3-4 years. In the USA, MFR is readily accepted as a valuable tool in rehabilitative care both in traditional healthcare practices, hospitals, GP surgeries as well as in complementary health practices.
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For the Sports Person, Athlete and Performer
The professional and amateur sports persons or athlete can suffer from a myriad of injuries, stresses and strains.
These professionals require to maintain flexibility, power and strength as well as improve fitness as a prophylactic against injury. These people may wish to incorporate MFR into their regular training schedule.
Performing Arts
Those in the performing arts have to maintain either, or both, a high degree of movement or strain pattern to perform a task. These people demand equally as much from their body's as any sports person or athlete. The repetitive movements and or holding positions involved for these people create tension, strain and bracing patterns that without effective treatment will cause injury and ultimately affect their ability to perform.
Chronic Myofascial Pain Syndrome and Trigger Point Pain
Myofascial Pain Syndrome (MPS) is a painful musculoskeletal condition that is characterised by the development of myofascial trigger points.
Fibromyalgia and MPS are common diagnoses of unresolved pain and discomfort. Research and treatment of these painful conditions heighten the need for appropriate training and treatment of the myofascial system.
Many chronic pain conditions are caused by myofascial trigger points. A trigger point is a hyper irritable spot located in a taught band of skeletal muscle. When the muscle is in a state of traumatic dysfunction (poor posture, injury or inflammation) the hyper irritable trigger point will produce a local pain and also pain in a referred pattern. of Myofascial Pain and Discomfort, The Trigger Point Manual. Patients may have regional, persistent pain resulting in a decreased range of motion in the affected muscles. Palpation of the trigger point will elicit pain directly over the affected area and/or cause radiation of pain toward a zone of reference sometimes creating a local muscular twitch response. Trigger points are also common causes of headaches, jaw pain, sciatica, sinusitis and low back pain.