I hit my low point after pulling my hamstring at the gym.  I was still seeing my Chiropractor at that point, but knew I wasn’t really progressing.  I felt kind of hopeless.  The adjustments, electrical stimulation, ultrasound, and hot/cold packs weren’t doing much more for me than a hot soak in the tub and sports creams that I could do at home.   

I remembered I had met a Myofascial Release Therapist at a gym a while back and still had his card.  I knew MFR was different than anything else I had done in the past. Having done PT in with mixed results, Massage, and Chiropractic, I decided I needed to try something different.  I had nothing to lose. I wasn’t really getting better with what I was doing; I was actually getting worse.  It took about 3 sessions before I could finally sleep comfortably on my back again.  My pain wasn’t gone, but my symptoms were changing, things were shifting.  It took several months of working on my scar tissue, correcting my unbalanced pelvis, opening up fa...

I want to share a bit of my journey that has led me to be so passionate about Myofascial Release and teaching Myofascial self-care to my patients and other Therapists.

I was in my early 40’s when my body seemed to start falling apart.  I had been active in my youth, playing basketball, track, and even college soccer.  As an adult, I loved to garden, landscape, hike in the woods, camp in the pristine Boundary Waters Canoe Area, etc.   I used to take my dogs for long walks with my neighbors in the woods near our house.  It was a stress reliever, and “good exercise” as we talked about upcoming things, life, and our frustrations and stressors.  

Something started to shift.  I started to have trouble walking.  My left hip would catch and cause a sharp pain that would stop me in my tracks. I occasionally had pinching in my low back that made it hard to stand for long periods.  It definitely became problematic with walking and sleeping.  I’d be ok walking for a little bit, but then the pain...