i was contacted the other day by a physio offering a different type of  injury management method.  it is called myofascial release and involves pressure held constant until the tightness naturally releases.  if anyone is experiencing an injury/tightness that just won’t seem to go away and is looking for an alternative therapy, this clinic has offered us a number of  complimentary initial evaluations.  if you are interested send me an e-mail and i will forward on the contact details that go along with the deal.  otherwise, have a look at the email below that was sent to me and see if this may be something for you.

We’d be happy to offer 5 complimentary initial evaluation and treatment sessions to your members, particularly those who:

1)      Experience pain from recurring injury or tightness.

2)      Are frustrated with their body breaking down or limiting their performance.

3)      Have tried other treatments with little lasting improvement and are open to a different approach.

 

The treatment is:

• Gentle, non-invasive, hands-on pressure held constant until the tightness naturally releases.
• Safe – no cracking, manipulating, or mobilising.
• Focussed on the connective tissue or ‘fascial’ system that support, surrounds and infuses every muscle of our body.
• “…one of the most significant contributions to health care in the last century” according to the American Back Society.
• Brand new to Australia – There over 75,000 physiotherapists, occupational therapists, massage therapists, chiropractors and doctors trained in the USA, and now 3 in Perth.
• Designed to address the root cause of your symptoms and teach you how to properly take care of yourself – not put you on a treatment plan.

The initial session is 2-hours and this includes an evaluation of where the connective tissue/fascial system is pulling your body out of alignment, a full hour of hands-on treatment, and we also like to teach people how to reproduce the releases themselves at home.

Attached is a 4-page PDF introduction to the approach we use which includes the scientific rationale for those in the health sciences (p.3) and also the five keys to effective fascia stretching that would be of benefit to any athlete (p.4). Basically, there are two ways to release tight muscles: to rip through it (as in deep tissue massage), yank on it (as in traditional exercises or stretching), or to gently apply pressure and wait for the tissue to let go on its own, which is what we do. This little-known phenomenon was physiotherapist John Barnes’ discovery in the early 1970s.

More information can be found at www.perthmfr.com.au