- Why should I consider myofascial release?
Myofascial release is an excellent choice if you’re experiencing chronic pain, stiffness, arthritis or reduced mobility. This specialized technique focuses on releasing tension within the fascia and balancing movement, which can often become restricted due to factors like stress, injury, poor posture, or repetitive movements. By targeting and releasing these restrictions, myofascial release massage improves flexibility, reduces pain, and enhances overall function, helping you feel and perform your best at an activity level that suits your lifestyle.
- Is it painful?
Myofascial release can involve some discomfort, especially as we work through tight areas in the fascia. However, our therapists are trained to adjust the pressure to your comfort level, ensuring a therapeutic experience without excessive pain. Our clients find that the benefits—such as decreased pain, improved movement, and a blissfully relaxed state—are well worth any mild discomfort they might feel during the session.
- What can I expect?
During myofascial release, your therapist will start by assessing any imbalances, areas of restricted movement, or tightness in your body. In a myofascial release session, your therapist is working to decrease tension and create more balanced function in your joints. Pain is often experienced when one side of our bodies is much more tight or loose than the other. Using hands-on manipulation with gentle sustained pressure, often including passive or active movement, tension is released within the fascia. For particularly stubborn restrictions your therapist may recommend cupping which offers a broad decompression of the area. Stretching and movement awareness exercises may be included. Each session is customized to meet your specific needs, and you can expect to feel both relaxed and re-energized, with noticeable improvements in your flexibility, mobility and comfort.
Feel and perform your best at any activity level
Whether you’re training for a marathon, chasing grandkids down the trail, or simply trying to stay comfortable in your own skin as you age, myofascial release massage can help you feel and perform at your best.
This specialized form of soft tissue therapy focuses on relieving tension in the fascia, the connective tissue that is highly innervated and surrounds every muscle, bone, and organ in your body. When this tissue becomes stiff, dry, or bound up, it can lead to pain, reduced mobility, and discomfort throughout the body.
What is Myofascial Release?
You may have heard the term ‘myofascial release’ and wondered, “What is fascia?” Fascia is the network of connective tissue that quite literally holds your body together. When one part of this expansive network becomes tight or restricted, it can create pain and dysfunction in other areas. It’s hard to imagine since we can’t see it, but visualize this: Just like when you pull on one corner of a stretchy tablecloth and it distorts the entire surface, fascial tightness in one area can impact your whole body.
Myofascial release massage is a hands-on technique used to target and release restrictions in the fascial network. Our trained massage therapists use gentle, sustained pressure, coupled with active or passive movement and stretching to free up tension in your fascia, reduce pain, and restore proper functional movement patterns. Whether you’re looking for soft tissue therapy or myofascial release options, residents of Medford, Oregon rely on our experienced team to keep them moving and living active, healthy lives at every age and stage.
Benefits of Myofascial Release Massage
Regular myofascial release can offer many benefits, including:
- Better balance and flexibility: Releasing restrictions in your connective tissue improves your body’s overall range of motion.
- Increased functional movement: Myofascial release improves your ability to move freely, whether you’re an athlete or simply want to enjoy normal daily activities without pain.
- Reduced joint pain: Targeted fascial release can alleviate tension around the joints and soothe arthritic pain, decreasing discomfort and improving function.
- Improved circulation: Releasing restrictions in your fascia promotes better blood flow, helping your tissues receive the oxygen and nutrients they need.
- Reduced muscle tension: Myofascial release helps relieve muscle tightness and reduces the occurrence of trigger points that can cause pain.
- Decreased stress and anxiety: A session of myofascial release massage promotes relaxation, reduces stress, and calms the mind.
How Does Myofascial Release Help with Pain?
Fascial pain often results from adhesions or restrictions in the connective tissue network, which can limit mobility, create painful trigger points, and pull on other areas of the body, causing discomfort. Myofascial release directly addresses these underlying issues by using gentle, sustained pressure and focused movement to target areas of tension and restore hydration and elasticity in the fascia. Unlike other therapies that focus primarily on muscles or joints, myofascial release works at the connective tissue level, offering long-lasting relief from fascial pain and improved overall movement. Whether you’re dealing with low back pain, joint stiffness, headaches, or general discomfort, myofascial release massage works to loosen up tight fascia, reducing pain and helping your body return to its natural state of ease.
What to Expect During a Myofascial Release Massage
At Balanced Massage, our experienced massage therapists begin each session by assessing your body’s unique imbalances. From there, they apply targeted pressure through surface and deep fascial layers, using techniques like passive and active assisted stretching, movement awareness, and trigger point release. Each session is customized to your body’s specific needs, to reduce pain and increase function based on your individual goals and activity level.
For those wondering, “Is myofascial release painful?” The answer depends on your personal pain tolerance. Some clients may feel slight to moderate discomfort as the therapist works through tight and painful areas, but the overall experience is designed to be therapeutic and healing. We never recommend withstanding pain beyond your comfort zone and work with you to ensure you remain comfortable throughout the session. Our loyal clients find the results are well worth it: reduced pain, greater mobility, and improved overall function.
Myofascial Release for Motor Vehicle Accident Claims
If you’re searching for myofascial release services as a means for healing after a motor vehicle accident, we’re happy to help. The personal injury protection of your auto insurance plan covers myofascial release massage to treat an injury sustained in a motor vehicle accident. You just need a referral from your medical provider. Contact our office to discuss your insurance options and to find out if our clinic is a good fit for your needs.
Book Your Myofascial Release Massage in Medford, Oregon Today
If you’re experiencing pain, tension, or restricted movement, there’s no reason to wait to find relief. Our therapists are known for providing the best myofascial release therapy in the Rogue Valley, and we’re ready to help you feel your best. Whether you’re a weekend warrior, an office worker dealing with postural imbalances, or someone simply seeking to reduce pain and stress, fascia release massage could be the solution you’ve been searching for.
Schedule your appointment and start feeling better today.
Myofascial Release FAQs
Prioritize Your Self Care
Buy 5 & Save – Gift Certificates Available
We offer packages to make the cost of supporting your good health even more affordable. Prepay for 5 massages at a time and save.
Wondering whether myofascial release massage is right for you? We’re here to answer your questions.
Tune Up
Five 30-min. massages – $250
Restore
Five 60-min. massages – $450
Maximize
Five 90-min. massages – $650
What Our Clients Say
“Balanced Massage is the only place I will go for a massage. Bethany does an amazing job at loosening up my target areas. I feel so relaxed when I leave. I have recommended Balanced Massage to everyone I know.”
Jessica
“This business came highly recommended by my physician. I find the services offered to be very beneficial—a peaceful and quiet atmosphere and a comforting and relaxing setting. I highly recommend this professional business with high-quality expertise.”
M. Davis