Myofascial Release

Myofascial Release Massage In Seattle

Do you suffer from chronic pain? Maybe you have been treated by different practitioners to address this disabling problem? Perhaps you’ve already seen a physical therapist and you saw some improvements and results but are still feeling a low-grade ache in your back, neck, arm, or leg. Introducing Myofascial massages in Seattle, the ideal solution to your chronic pain issues.

The majority of people suffering from pain and lack of motion could have fascial restrictions and are not diagnosed at all, often accepting the dreaded “you are gonna have to live with this”. Therefore, it’s important to consider options, like Myofascial release massages, to tackle the underlying problems behind chronic pain.

Part of the problem is that Myofascial restrictions are not picked up and don’t show on imaging tests such as X-ray, MRI, and CAT-scan, and the patient is being left with no diagnosis/ cause for their pain and symptoms. Most physical therapists are also not trained in assessing the myofascial system and often, fascial restrictions remain even after a round of physical therapy treatments. Opting for Myofascial massages in Seattle allows you to manage chronic pain, even when it doesn’t get diagnosed by health professionals.

Fascia is a connective tissue whose role is to support our bodies. It attaches to, surrounds and links our muscles, nerves, bones, blood vessels and organs. It can be superficial (directly under your skin) or deep, and its fibers blend with your skin, muscles, bones… It is made of collagen fibers, which are tough and hard to stretch, as well as elastin fibers, which are much more stretchable. It runs from the top of your head, to the tip of your toes, which is why a restriction in one area can create tension on the fascia in another. You can picture it as a wool sweater: if you pull on one side of the sweater toward the waist, you will be feeling a lot of pulling and tension around your neck on the opposite side.

With injury, or (big or small) trauma, stress, or inflammation, restrictions in the fascia occur. Scar tissue is formed, hardens and create tension and pressure on the fascia and the structures it attaches to. These restrictions can be local to the site of injury or exert tension and pressure on area further in the body, that might not seemed related at all with the location of the trauma. For example, I have treated multiple patients with complaint of back pain that did not improved until myofascial release was performed over their abdominal cavities. These patients had all one thing in common: abdominal surgeries, which likely left significant scarring and created tension over the myofascial structure attaching to their spine. This is one example of how chronic pain suffering patient’s could be misdiagnosed and go for years with their symptoms and complaints with no one addressing the real source of their problem.