When there are multiple issues, it’s a great way of working with tensions throughout the whole body or large areas. Patients presenting with shoulder, back or neck pain may also complain of internal organ issues like IBS or thyroid and throat issues. The fascia is physically what is connecting the outside to the inside, so this approach is excellent when working holistically with external and internal health issues.

We are at one level – like a three dimensional web. A matrix. If you imagine lifting your arms up – your shirt or sweater may lift up at the waist. Now imagine holding the lower end of the garment and lifting your arm. There would be tension all the way up the garment and up to the shoulder and in time this may stress the garment at the shoulder.  If we just try to treat the problem where it hurts perhaps we are missing the point! A patient may present with tennis elbow but the tension in the body is really around the upper back or shoulder blade – even when there is no pain in that exact area. Treating the local elbow may only afford temporary relief.

Myofascial Release looks at the body as a whole – true holistic care.