Direct Release Myofascial Technique pdf

[...]... the mechanical and viscid effects of myofascial release have already been highlighted In addition, somatovisceral and somatoparasympathetic reflexes are activated by direct technique myofascial release These responses in the autonomic nervous system (ANS) are at the heart of the Chapter 2 DEVELOPING A HYPOTHETICAL MODEL changes that occur in response to direct technique MFR Research supports this neurofascial... form the basis of pediatric therapy I have seen direct technique myofascial release accelerate and deepen the work of both sensory integration and NDT And even without specific integrated functional activities, I have seen an increase in the control of fine and gross motor skills LESIONS In the person with a central nervous system lesion, myofascial release can be an important adjunct to function-oriented... in the biological landscape Changes made through direct technique MFR could be looked at, although they are not in this book, simply in terms of the anatomic, physiologic and kinesiologic effects described so far Desirable changes in those three alone would certainly be enough to make direct technique MFR a powerful therapy Still, when manual therapy techniques are described and the rationale for using... organism, conditions like fibromyalgia or chronic fatigue, where only a small amount of light direct technique work (five techniques, including feathering, or less in a session of 15 minutes) should be done in the first session Get feedback at the next session about the outcome and discontinue the direct technique MFR approach if exhaustion, inflammation or pain is produced More robust people will... restrictions which may be secondary to, or predate, the neurologic lesion However, they are still a hindrance to function Direct technique myofascial release will improve a client’s ability to incorporate movement reeducation Changes to functional patterns should only be introduced as the myofascial and nervous systems become sufficiently plastic for their incorporation Once these two systems are able to... PRACTICE SEEKS THEORY Myofascial release is a practice in search of a theory Almost By reviewing the histologic, mechanical, physiologic and neurologic aspects of connective tissue in general, and fascia in particular, a balance can be found between the enthusiastic clinical anecdotes that exist about the efficacy of myofascial release and a rational basis for understanding how the technique works Connective... blood pressure (under control of the ANS).17 More germane to a practitioner of direct technique MFR are studies into the relationship of tactile stimulation and ANS responses in humans Using a vagal tone monitor to assess the activity of the vagus nerve, researchers have demonstrated that the PNS was stimulated by direct technique MFR to the sacrum and low back.18,19 These studies indicate that soft... leads to more and more serious constriction Direct technique MFR as described in this book works into the myofasciae and other connective Tonus regulation of specific muscle fibers Therapist’s hand Figure 2.3 The practitioner’s touch alters the signals being sent to the CNS Such disruption to the habitual patterns of the nervous system is a central part of direct technique MFR (after Schleip,7 with permission... very soft tissues we focus on in direct technique MFR These are in addition to the sensory fibers that lie within the muscle – spindles and some of the Golgi tendon organs (GTOs) The role of the GTOs in inhibiting 15 tone is well documented although it is now thought that they discharge only when muscles actively contract They respond to changes in force, not length Direct technique MFR applied to a muscle... with integration in body therapies Even if we are not working within the kind of comprehensive framework of integration that Rolf and Feldenkrais developed, we might track the responses to direct technique myofascial release across a number of systems Widening the scope of what we see as being affected by our manual therapy interventions will develop a fuller appreciation of integration and the potential . organized manual for direct myofascial techniques. Among the field of myofascial release, two main streams can be described. There are the more recent schools of ‘indirect release , which have. these techniques. On the other side are the direct release tech- niques, in which the practitioner works directly towards the preferred and more healthy direction. To loosen a tight myofascial. viscid effects of myofascial release have already been highlighted. In addition, somatovisceral and somatoparasympa- thetic reflexes are activated by direct technique myofascial release. These responses