I am here to listen – to you and to your body – and want to be with you, in partnership, on your healing and wellness journey!  The goal of MFR is better whole-body balance and function. 

All customized sessions include:

     * A postural and movement (re)assessment looking for structural imbalances

     * Review and discussion of treatment goals

     * A 60-minute custom, hands-on treatment

     * A Mind:Body connection experience

     * Practiced, self-treatment applications

     * Planning for your next visit, focused on outcomes

Setting aside a full 60 minutes for your session(s) is recommended.  MFR is performed skin-on-skin (no lotions or oils) to prevent sliding on the skin.  Plan to come to your session with clean, dry skin, and bring or wear a bra / sports bra (women) and gym shorts.  

MFR-Speak:

Fascia

Fascia is a body-wide, three-dimensional web of connective tissue that intertwines, supports, envelopes, and protects every other body structure (including muscles, bones, organs, nerves).  Made of collagen, elastin, and a ground substance, fascia shapes, forms, and hydrates our human body. 

Myofascial Release (MFR) Approach

     MYO means muscle and FASCIA means band

With trauma (physical or emotional or spiritual, controlled or uncontrolled), inflammation, or poor postures, fascia tends to solidify, shorten, and thicken.  In response, the body “binds down,” unable to escape its straitjacket.   A body restricted from its full potential is prone to more trauma, pain, and limitations in movement. 

MFR is an approach offering longer-lasting results. It finds the pain and looks for the cause.  MFR goes beyond muscles and works with the entire fascial matrix - therapy for the whole body! 

Visit the John F. Barnes, pioneer in MFR Approach, website at www.myofascialrelease.com for more information.