During your myofascial release therapy sessions, you’ll work with a healthcare provider trained in myofascial release therapy.
Your sessions will take place in a private room at your provider’s office. Your provider will first locate the fascial tissues throughout your body that feel stiff and tight. These areas are commonly called trigger points or knots. Once they find the knots, they’ll apply gentle, constant pressure to these areas. The pressure will be applied slowly in an attempt to lengthen your fascial tissues. Your provider will knead and stretch your fascial tissues repeatedly. When they feel the pressure and tension release, they’ll move on.
After your provider performs myofascial release therapy, you may feel sore in the areas they stretched. But the soreness should go away fairly quickly. You should feel a lot looser in those areas than you did before.
For the greatest benefit, you’ll need to see your provider consistently. They may recommend treatments every one to three days. Each session will last 15 to 50 minutes. Your provider may recommend returning for sessions for a few weeks or a few months. It will depend on the cause and severity of your condition.
Try This Full Body Fascia Release Flow to Help Relieve Tension From Head to Toe
The goal is to reduce that feeling of “gripping” in the body and to improve how everything works together.
Plantar Fascia, AKA Feet, Release
Your feet are sensory organs, not just shock absorbers. When they lose feedback, everything above compensates. Using a spikey ball, Alisha guides a simplerelease to restore connection and help prevent pain. She advises doing this for 15 minutes per day to prevent future flare ups.
Calves and Hamstrings Fascia
With a foam roller, you’ll glide and compress through the calves and hamstrings to rehydrate the tissues and ease built-up tension. Don’t fight the intensity here, lean into it!
Hips and Pelvis Fascia
As a society that sits all day, we tighten in hip flexors. This sequence is designed to open tight hip flexors and bring ease back into the pelvis with simple, supported positioning on the spikey ball.
Neck and Shoulders Fascia
This release invites elongation through your side body and expansion of your ribs, while easing tension across the neck and shoulders.
Jaw Tension Fascia Release
Placing the tennis ball right behind the jaw with a gentle amount of pressure, this release helps soften one of the body’s most overlooked tension points
