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What Is Myofascial Release, And How Does It Work For You?Sometimes, but not always, there is a temporary increase in pain after treatment. There is no cause for alarm, but certainly notify the therapist. This period of the "healing crisis" is then followed by remarkable improvement. Often remarkable improvement is noted immediately during or after a treatment. Sometimes new pains in new areas will be experienced. There is sometimes a feeling of light-headedness or nausea. Sometimes a patient experiences a temporary emotion change. All of these are normal reactions of the body to the profound, but positive, changes that have occurred by releasing the fascial restrictions. Any and all of these reactions should be communicated with the therapist. It is felt that release of tight tissue is accompanied by release of trapped metabolic waste products in the surrounding tissue and bloodstream. We highly recommend that you "flush your system" by drinking a lot of fluids during the course of your treatments, so that reactions like nausea and light-headedness will remain minimal or nil. If you have any questions concerning myofascial release, please discuss them with your John Barnes trained MFR therapist.
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