If you struggle with chronic pain and tightness throughout your body, you may suffer from a problem known as Myofascial pain syndrome. This condition can send pain and other unwelcome sensation to various parts of your body while also limiting your range of motion. Fortunately, you can get all-natural relief through the combination of chiropractic care and a treatment modality called Myofascial release at ChiroBodyMechanic, LLC. 

Benefits of Myofascial Release

In addition to muscles, tendons, and ligaments, your body contains a type of connective tissue known as fascia. The fascia covers these other tissues and weaves their way through them like a membranous web. This arrangement means that when fascia develops problems, the underlying tissues often suffer the effects.

Myofascial pain syndrome may stem from issues such as poor posture or incorrect spinal alignment errors that place your tissue under constant, unnatural stress. The fascia may tighten up, limiting muscle motion painfully. Your tissue may also develop painful knots called trigger points. These knots of tight tissue can pinch nerves, sending referred pain to remote areas such as the extremities.

Myofasical release offers a drug-free, non-invasive technique for relaxing these areas of tightness. In this form of massage, your practitioner feels for knots or hard spots that need breaking up. Targeted manipulation of these areas can force the tissue to unclench, freeing your body to work as it should and easing referred pain symptoms. 

Finding Better Ways to Fitness and Health

However, that can all change. Dr. Nicolas-David recommends a regular program of exercise for 20 to 30 minutes at least three of four times a week. A gym membership isn’t necessary. A brisk walk or modern dance moves are great ways to reap the benefits! Play a game of pickup basketball, or touch football, go canoeing with the family or take up yoga to reap the dual benefits of stretching and meditation.

Eat simple meals that are heavy on fruit, vegetables, and fiber. include whole grains, nuts, and legumes. Lessen your dependence on coffee and sweets. Limit alcohol and soda consumption. If you still smoke, quit. Take brown bag lunches to work or school, and skip the drive-through lanes — your budget will stretch further as well. Cook at home.

Combining Chiropractic Care with Myofascial Release

Chiropractic care and myofascial release work hand-in-hand to provide lasting relief. Dr. Alain Nicolas-David makes adjustments and corrects any alignment problems that make you more vulnerable to myofascial tightness and pain. Between chiropractic adjustment sessions, ongoing myofascial release sessions can keep your tissues from tightening up again.

This incremental approach not only helps you maintain optimal comfort and mobility; it also helps to preserve the corrections made by Dr. Nicolas-David, allowing you to get the greatest possible benefit from your adjustments. We can even show you how to self-administer simple kinds of myofascial release using a foam roller or other tools to help you keep your tissues limber.

Schedule an Evaluation and Treatment from ChiroBodyMechanic, LLC

Myofascial release represents just one of the many therapeutic options available at our holistic chiropractic care center. For more information about myofascial, contact ChiroBodyMechanic, LLC at (954) 914-8765.