Myofascial Release is a safe, highly effective, whole-body approach to treating the fascial system.
John F. Barnes, dubbed the “Father of Myofascial Release” has been one of the most influential people in the therapeutic massage profession for the greater part of five decades. He recently sat down with us to share how he came to discover the highly effective body therapy technique we now call Myofascial Release. In this first video in … Continued
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The therapist using the myofascial unwinding process acts as a facilitator, following the body's inherent motions. When a significant position is attained,
I believe various attempts to deal with the fascial system via soft-tissue mobilization, connective-tissue massage, cranial work and unwinding have probably
John F. Barnes, dubbed the “Father of Myofascial Release” has been one of the most influential people in the therapeutic massage profession for the greater part of five decades. He recently sat down with us to share how he came to discover the highly effective body therapy technique we now call Myofascial Release. In this first video in … Continued
Myofascial release allows you to become the therapeutic artist you were meant to be.
Myofascial Release, taught by John F. Barnes, produces consistent results, and science has begun to recognize and validate its fundamental principles.
All myofascial release is the same, right? If this were true, finding a myofascial release therapist would be easy! However, the myriad of classes and certifications offered to therapists all under the name of ‘myofascial release’ means there can be differences between practitioners’ treatments. With any topic, I like to find the original source, assuming [...]
I wrote the following words in the late 1980s, more than 25 years ago, which were then placed in chapter three of my book, Myofascial Release: The Search for
Myofascial release allows for "flashbacks" of past traumatic events to emerge.
Rufus chose his owner by showing up on her doorstep and refusing to leave. Rufus' surgical history, as assessed by the vet, was that he was neutered and later
A flexible fascial system is essential for a healthy heart. Myofascial restrictions can exert crushing pressure—approximately 2,000 pounds per square inch—on
Myofascial release techniques and myofascial unwinding allow for the complete communication necessary for healing and true growth. I believe that the body
The female pelvis is unique due to the inseparability of its structure/function. Comparatively, a woman's pelvic joint surfaces are flatter than a male's and,
Health care professions have ignored a structure and system of our body that is capable of producing crushing pressure.
What is health care's history and where are we going?
Myofascial release can be helpful post-surgery following mastectomies, breast reduction and augmentation. Once healing has occurred after a mastectomy,
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Everything we learned in the past was linear in nature. We learned linear techniques for a linear body. The problem with this is this linear body does not
