Myofascial Release

My first job after graduating from the University of Pennsylvania as a physical therapist was a staff therapist in a General Hospital.  A year later I was offered the chief physical therapist position at a large hospital.  I accepted and enjoyed the responsibility of leading a multitude of therapists from different disciplines.  I honed my organizational skills over the years. 

As time went by I perceived a need and began to develop and manage Physical Therapy departments in hospitals, Rehabilitation Centers, nursing homes, and private practices.  As with so many other things in my career I was told it could not be done.  Despite those dire warnings, I became very successful with over 30 contracts with health care facilities and over 100 employees. 

A new movie is out this week called, “Mongol”.  It is the story of Genghis Khan, one of the world’s most fierce warriors.  The announcement of this movie triggered the following memory. 

As I became more successful one of my chief physical therapists said to me one day, “You remind me of Genghis Khan!” I looked at him in disbelief.  I said that I have always been fair in all of my business dealings.  I have never hurt anyone.  He laughed and said,”I know”, and handed me a book of the life of Genghis Khan.  He said, “It’s your style; you are intelligent, but you lead with your intuition and instinct, like Genghis Khan.”

As I read this book I found his life fascinating, and in one passage there was a discussion of what I consider to be tissue memory.  Genghis Khan’s army  was considered to be the most organized and fierce fighters of their time.  After each battle he taught them to push into their fellow warriors bodies.  He describes how they would scream and cry to help their wounds heal.  This would also eradicate the memory of fear and pain from their mind/body so that they could go into the next battle fearless and physically, mentally, and emotionally strong. 

Our experience with Myofascial Release has shown that our fascial system seems to hold memories of past painful events that have not been fully released.  Myofascial release helps us release the past experiences fully in a safe,  efficient, and highly effective way so that we may move onto our next adventure in life painlessly and fearlessly with emotional tranquility and mental clarity!

 Love,

John