Thursday, October 09, 2008
What are the differences between a typical Swedish massage that influences the muscles and is focused on relaxation and structural massage that affects fascia? (the tissue to which bones and muscle attach) did you know that fascia covers every organ and bone in your body? It even communicates in a piezoelectric fashion independently of the nerve complex. Here's an example of a myofascial technique we have in our office, Core therapy;
CORE MYOFASCIAL THERAPY
Used as the advanced sportsmassage treatment for the British
Olympic Team during it’s 1995 and 1996 pre-Olympic
training camps,
CORE Myofascial Therapy is one of
the most advanced treatments available that offers
deep yet soothing massage therapy, involving specific
techniques of stretching and spreading the fascia
( tissue that envelopes muscle ). These techniques,
generally applied using little lubricant, remove restrictions
that cause limited mobility, postural distortion,
poor cellular nutrition, pain, and a variety of other
dysfunctions. Your CORE Therapist must be able to
feel subtle restrictions in the movement of fascial
tissues and "the letting go" or "melting"
that occurs as the fascia elongates and become more
pliable. The stretching of tissues and the heat imparted
by the therapist's hands are thought to help produce
a more fluid consistency of fascial tissues, which
allows them to elongate more easily. As the tissues
stretch, adhesions or "knots" within the
tissues are freed. Different
CORE Myofascial Therapy
sessions are offered depending on your goals and concerns.