Nurture Your Body’s Innate HEALING System for Long Lasting RELIEF

“I never realized how deeply connected I could feel to my own body —until I experienced its natural ability to heal through Myofascial Release.”

What is Myofascial Release?

Myofascial Release is a specialized physical therapy that has been practiced in its modern form since the 1960s. It is a therapy that involves the gentle application of pressure at various points of restriction in the fascia to relieve pain or restore motion.

Unlike traditional massage, Myofascial Release works without oils or lotions, allowing your therapist to locate and gently release areas of restriction. Using sustained, gentle pressure, this technique encourages the fascia to release and soften naturally, promoting long-term relief rather than just momentary relaxation. By working with your body's natural healing process, Myofascial Release helps reduce pain, improve mobility, and restore balance, making it a highly effective therapy for chronic pain, injuries, and postural imbalances.

If you have never heard of fascia, you are not alone. Very few people are aware that there is tissue that covers more of you than your skin, and that it can be the source of many problems and issues you may be facing in your daily life.

My favorite analogy when explaining fascia is that of an orange. When we peel an orange, it easily separates into slices that are divided by a sturdy, transparent tissue.

The tissue in the orange sections is similar to the fascia under our skin. The slices of oranges are held together under the thick, outer skin by a thin, white layer of pith, which is analogous to the superficial fascial layers that run throughout our bodies.

In the very center of the orange there is a long, white center that keeps the orange connected and intact until it’s pulled off or the slices are physically separated. This center connector is much like the deeper fascial layer beneath our skin.

These deeper fascial layers hold our muscle and organs apart from one another, yet simultaneously hold them together in the same layer underneath our skin.

When an injury occurs and the physicality of fascia is altered through trauma, emotional or physical, it loses the pliable characteristics that are so very important to its function. The fascia can “bunch up” when patterns are broken and over adjusting occurs at the point of damage. When this happens, the layers of fascia are no longer uniform and can instead form knots, similar to those in a piece of lumber. These knots eventually restrict motion and can render certain movements impossible.