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About Myofascial Release
 

         John F. Barnes Myofascial Release is a treatment technique known internationally for it's gentle and effective approach to chronic pain and disfunction in the body. My personal interest has been in the benefit for Women's Health and Somatic Emotional Release to process trauma that is stored in our body. I have been practicing this approach for over ten years and look forward to continue sharing this beautiful work in a dance of structural manual therapy and Somatic intuitive movement that supports real and deep healing on a cellular level.

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Myofascial Release can help support healing with the following

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  • Breast Health 

  • Post-op care for cosmetic procedures 

  • Prenatal Support

  • Postpartum recovery 

  • Pelvic Floor Pain & Dysfunction

  • Vulvodynia

  • Mastectomy Pain

  • Endometriosis

  • Lymphedema

  • Fibromyalgia

  • Menstrual Problems

  • Painful Intercourse

  • Adhesions

  • Coccygeal Pain

  • Problematic Breast Implant/Reduction Scars

  • Urinary Incontinence, Urgency and/or Frequency

  • Episiotomy Scars

  • Infertility Problems

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      Myofascial Release is a safe and very effective hands-on technique that involves applying gentle sustained pressure into the Myofascial connective tissue restrictions to eliminate pain and restore motion. This essential “time element” has to do with the viscous flow and the piezoelectric phenomenon: a low load (gentle pressure) applied slowly will allow a viscoelastic medium (fascia) to elongate.

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Trauma, inflammatory responses, and/or surgical procedures create Myofascial restrictions that can produce tensile pressures of approximately 2,000 pounds per square inch on pain sensitive structures that do not show up in many of the standard tests (x-rays, myelograms, CAT scans, electromyography, etc.)

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The use of Myofascial Release allows us to look at each patient as a unique individual. Our one-on-one therapy sessions are hands-on treatments during which our therapists use a multitude of Myofascial Release techniques and movement therapy. We promote independence through education in proper body mechanics and movement, self treatment instruction, enhancement of strength, improved flexibility, and postural and movement awareness.

 

Fascia is a specialized system of the body that has an appearance similar to a spider's web or a sweater. Fascia is very densely woven, covering and interpenetrating every muscle, bone, nerve, artery and vein, as well as, all of our internal organs including the heart, lungs, brain and spinal cord. The most interesting aspect of the fascial system is that it is not just a system of separate coverings. It is actually one continuous structure that exists from head to toe without interruption. In this way you can begin to see that each part of the entire body is connected to every other part by the fascia, like the yarn in a sweater.

Trauma, inflammatory responses, and/or surgical procedures create Myofascial restrictions that can produce tensile pressures of approximately 2,000 pounds per square inch on pain sensitive structures that do not show up in many of the standard tests (x-rays, myelograms, CAT scans, electromyography, etc.) A high percentage of people suffering with pain and/or lack of motion may be having fascial problems, but are not diagnosed.

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