What is Myofascial Release Massage?
The Myofascial Release Massage (MRM) is a very effective hands-on technique that provides sustained pressure into myofascial restrictions to eliminate pain and restore motion. For more information. Recommended for anyone, and specifically people suffering from Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Chronic Acute Stiff Neck, General stress and tension, low back pain, plantar Fascitis, Osteoporosis, Cystic Fibrosis, Scoliosis, Rotator Cuff Injuries, Whiplash, Shinsplints, and much more. 30 min complimentary consultation required before your first Myofascial Release Massage. 1 hour for upper body – 1 hour for lower body – 30 min for spot work. The MRM is practiced exclusively by Rachel L. Harlan, John Robert’s Licensed Massage Therapist and Certified MRM. Howard Rontal is the founder of the MRM and a certified Hellerworker. Under Howard, Rachel was trained and certified in the MRM scoring the highest score recorded on his exam.
Fascial tissue is most obviously seen as a thin white membrane which wraps all musculature. Pull off the skin on a piece of chicken and usually a sheet of fascial tissue will stretch between the underside of the skin and the surface of the muscle. What is not obvious is the fact that fascial tissue also wraps all the divisions of a muscle: muscle bundles, fascicles and fibers. It may surprise you to learn that about 40% of a muscle is fascial tissue. Fascial tissue is continuous throughout the body. There are no breaks in the fascial webbing. Muscle connects to a bone via tendons and tendons are of the same structure as fascial tissue, except that they have no intervening muscle fibers. Tendons do not connect to bones per se, but to periostium, the tough fascial covering over all bones. Fascial tissue also wraps and interweaves all organs, nerves and blood vessels. Fascial tissue is most elastic in the young. Soft, pliable, stretchy, and slick, it serves as a lubricant. For some reason
