One of the most common ailments that clients seek treatment from me for is scar tissue. This could be scar tissue due to a C-section, breast augmentation, knee surgery, open heart surgery... any kind of surgery really. But what is scar tissue and how can myofascial release help? Scar tissue is actually just fascia that has dehydrated and thickened to help repair and heal an area that has been cut into or torn. Scar tissue is actually proof that the fascia is doing one of its

If you’ve received a myofascial release treatment using the John Barnes Approach, you’ll have noticed that your therapist holds each release for quite a long time. Most releases are held for a minimum of five minutes. Ideally, a release could be held for six to eight minutes or even longer, depending on what your therapist is feeling beneath their hands. This is one of the things that sets this approach apart from other modalities. Other forms of myofascial release rely on fo

In my training to become a certified massage therapist and even before that when I attended college, I had to take several biology and anatomy classes. I've been tested on the origin and insertion of muscles, the function of all the organ systems, how to identify skin conditions...but not once during that time was I educated on the importance of the fascia within our body. Chances are this is true of most healthcare professionals you've come into contact with which is very un