Bài 4. Myofascial Release (MFR)

As you read about the relevance of (chronic) pain and Fascia in the previous post. We can easily imagine that with back pain, and neck and shoulder pain, the neck and shoulders will have muscle layers, and the fascia below is contracted and stuck together.

When an area of the body hurts, the fascia reacts, and the muscles react as well, which are these sensitive organs that react first. When the muscle is sore/damaged/spasmed, it creates a cohesion/hardness parallel to the Fascia on the muscle itself called Trigger Point.

So when it comes to pain, doctors and specialists will often immediately think of which muscle is underneath and start treating that muscle, which will indirectly also treat the Fascia layer of that muscle. The most common technique and therapy is Myofascial Release (MFR)

The "myo" is the muscle, so this therapy treats both the muscle and the fascia in that area. This is a therapy that relaxes, softens, restores muscle structure and fascia in place, and helps to lose adhesions, trigger points, and pain.

This therapy can be done manually or in combination with tools or machines to help increase the effectiveness of treatment.

You can treat pain with medication, or with surgery, but most adhesion points and trigger points are always there because it is the result of damage processes, repetitive activities, overuse, etc. and most of our daily activities are inevitable. Therefore, an easy, comfortable, and unlimited treatment solution like MFR will be a suitable choice.

Currently, MFR is not only applied in pain treatment but it is also used as a method of "maintenance" of the body, helping to support muscle regeneration, and preventing pain when it is just forming. In sports, MFR plays an important role in muscle recovery and fascia after training, preventing damage caused by repetitive/overused movements in sports such as tennis, football, etc.