Myofascial release is a technique that is used to treat adhesions within connective tissue. Connective tissue is the structure that helps bind, support, separate or connect other soft tissue structures. These tissues can develop adhesion as the result of trauma, injury, surgery of inactivity. Adhesions not only hinder the connective tissues ability to perform its role within the body, in many cases is results in pain. Myofascial release is a slow sustained pressure that is applied by the practitioner to a patient’s affected connective tissue in a very targeted way.
