MFR is a massage blog written by a massage therapist giving tips, insights and information with the intention of promoting a more stable health, wellness and sense of release. Massage therapy news is also given. MFR, or Myofacial Release is a form of soft tissue therapy used to treat somatic disfunction (the impaired or altered function of bodily structures, most often the musculoskeletal system, nervous system, or lymphatic system), and resulting pain and restriction of motion.
Saturday, June 25, 2011
What happened with the Lordosis Client?
Well, my Lordosis guy came back to see me this week. I explained that his pelvic muscles needed to be engaged in order to give their antagonist, gluts, and latisimus dorsi muscles a breather. These muscles tug at the back muscles, from the lower traps up to the neck flexors (which is covers T12 up to C2, his whole thoracic and most of his cervical spine). So I was successfully able to loosen these muscles areas tremendously after engaging his pelvic muscles. I was able to do this with a few stretches and a couple exercises of reciprical inhibition, whereby the client uses a muscle and the therapist resists that motion in order to trigger the antagonist muscles, thereby giving the agonist muscles (ones usually doing the work in this case) a breather. Lordosis guy said he felt great, and is coming back next week for another massage!
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