Myofascial Release

Many struggle with losing weight or when they do lose weight, too many times it just comes back.  There may be some hidden factors to consider to help people to become more effective in being healthier.  Please refer back to my blogs on “Are you having difficulty losing weight”? and “Pouring Water on a stone”. 

The following is a response from Owen Dodge, who is an excellent Myofascial Therapist:

“My reflections on this thread steer away from the focus on emotional considerations with respect to compulsive behavior such as overeating, and focus more on John’s title relating to general difficulty losing weight.

I recently heard glowing feedback from a client I treated with Myofascial Release who had for years tried to lose weight with diet and exercise modifications. She’d lose weight to a certain level, but could never get to her modest target weight.

Adding this aside to her history of neck surgery earlier in life and whiplash from a car accident, I wondered if maybe her thyroid function could have been affected by these traumas and associated scarring.

Several weeks after our one MFR treatment focusing on cervical balance, this client called to tell me how delighted she was to have finally dropped more weight without any special effort than she ever did with diet and exercise regimens.

Of course, this outcome leads to more questions than answers. But, at least in the eyes of my client, it also adds another piece of anecdotal evidence to the growing mountain of favorable treatment outcomes seen worldwide from those who put John Barnes’ “unproven” but straight-foward theories to the test”.

Sincerely,

Owen Dodge

Dear Jasmine,

            Thank you for your response.  

“I found the words of Mr. Barnes were so very helpful! Thank you so much. I think we as therapist often get caught up in our own way of doing things we forget about the significance of MFR. I personally know it is ground moving…But you just get into a groove of treatment and the most obvious things seem to pass you by. THANK YOU so much John.” Jasmine Kinney // May 6th 2009 at 3:05 pm

            In my Myofascial Release seminars, one of my goals is to help therapists move beyond “consensus consciousness”, our normal waking consciousness, or the linear, intellectual aspect. This level of consciousness is the equivalent of a “trance state” where we tend to function on automatic reactions. 

            As the therapist and client move into the healing consciousness, amazing changes can occur.  In scientific terms, this level of consciousness is called the hypnagogic state. This is the state when you are just about to fall asleep or just awakening, when you are mentally clear, having a sense of flowing coupled with an “open focus”.  This “healing zone”, when utilizing the Myofascial Release approach, allows for deep, authentic healing and growth. 

            The Massage Magazine has kindly asked me to write monthly articles on the internet version of their magazine, where I will expand on these thoughts in more detail.  My articles will be called, “Therapeutic Insight: The Myofascial Perspective” and the first one began running this month.  You can access my first “Therapeutic Insight” article at the following link:

http://www.massagemag.com/News/massage-news.php?id=6745&catid=62&title=therapeutic-insight-the-myofascial-release-perspective

            Your questions and insights will be answered on my blog.  I look forward to interacting with you as we move into this exciting new world of healthcare. 

Sincerely,

            John