Useful myofascial release articles

  Foam rollers – the evidence? There is much excitement in the sports and fitness world around the use of foam rollers for self-myofascial release (SMR). Go to most gyms and you will find people rolling around on them. But is there any evidence that foam rollers are effective, and how should they be used, if at all? As... [read more]

Myofascial Release for TMJ (temporomandibular joint disorder) TMJ (temporomandibular joint disorder) TMJ, aka jaw pain, is a common condition that is poorly understood. Most people who come to us with TMJ have been diagnosed by their dentist or doctor. Their symptoms include: • Constant pain in the jaw, face, teeth, ears, and neck • Pain when moving the jaw; or... [read more]

   Myofascial release for sport You don’t have to look far to find self myofascial release being promoted as the new quick fix in sports training. Athletes in search of ever-greater performance are urged to ‘attack’, ‘smash’ and ‘blast’ their fascia into submission using anything from foam rollers to cricket balls to hard plastic sticks. Apart from the risk... [read more]

Runner's Injuries - Sciatica Amanda Oswald from Pain Care Clinic explains why fascia tightening can cause pain in runners and how to relieve it: Fascia is the main connective tissue in the body forming a fluid 3-D web wrapping round and through everything else, including muscles. Fascia tightens through overuse, causing restrictions which refer pain, such as sciatica. What... [read more]

Fantastic advice courtesy of Posture People, specialists in workplace assessment and consultancy, and with a little help from us… Often presenting itself as tingling, numbness and pain, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) is caused by compression of the median nerve in the wrist. Anyone who has experienced Carpal Tunnel Syndrome pain will tell you just how uncomfortable and miserable it can... [read more]

Frozen shoulder, adhesive capsulitis, or something else? Frozen shoulder, is a term coined in 1934 by American Dr E Codman, describing a condition that he regarded as ‘difficult to define, difficult to treat and difficult to explain from the point of view of pathology’. Eleven years later Dr JS Nevasier came up with the more medical-sounding ‘adhesive capsulitis’... [read more]