Has your training got you all tied up?
Sore? Tight muscles? Trigger Points?
Aches and Pains?
Introducing
On A Roll
A New Myofascial Release Class at TFFC
Myofascial Release AKA "Myofascial Trigger Point Therapy"
Fascia is the soft tissue component of the connective tissue that provides support and protection for most structures within the human body, including muscle. This soft tissue can become restricted due to psychogenic disease, overuse, trauma, infectious agents, or inactivity, often resulting in pain, muscle tension, and corresponding diminished blood flow. Although fascia and its corresponding muscle are the main targets of myofascial release, other tissue may be affected as well, including other connective tissue. As in most tissue, irritation of fascia or muscle causes local inflammation. Chronic inflammation results in fibrosis, or thickening of the connective tissue, and this thickening causes pain and irritation, resulting in reflexive muscle tension that causes more inflammation. In this way, the cycle creates a positive feedback loop and can result in ischemia (local deficiency of blood supply produced by vasoconstriction or local obstacles to the arterial flow) and somatic dysfunction even in the absence of the original offending agent. Myofascial techniques like foam rolling aim to break this cycle.
Fridays: 11-11:30 & 6pm-6:30 pm