Can MFR Help You?
Specializing in treating conditions that have not responded to traditional therapeutic methods, medications, injections or surgeries, MFR provides you with an individualized and comprehensive care plan to return you to a healthy life by addressing physical, emotional and cognitive aspects of pain.
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Conditions MFR Can Treat
At From the Heart Physical Therapy we take pride in providing you with the highest quality of skilled and compassionate care through delivery of Myofascial Release treatments, education and a safe healing environment to help you meet your goals.
Our skilled therapists at FTHPT will evaluate, treat and educate each patient individually. Our focus is to find the cause of YOUR pain, create lasting and effective structural changes in your body in order to alleviate pain and dysfunction. Most importantly, we empower every patient to become their own therapist through providing them with the knowledge and necessary tools to self care.
Myofascial Release has been proven successful in treatment of the following for all ages:
(We have treated patients from 4 weeks of age to 102 years old!)
- Neck & Back pain
- Acute & Chronic pain
- Arthritis & Bursitis
- Cervical or Lumbar injuries
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- Myofascial Pain Syndrome
- Degenerative Disc Disease
- Fibromyalgia
- Headaches and Migraines
- Neurological & Orthopedic injuries
- Plantar Fasciitis
- Postural issues
- Post-surgical rehabilitation
- Sciatica
- Scars
- Scoliosis
- Shin Splints
- Sports Injuries
- Tennis Elbow
- Tinnitus
- Total joint replacements
- Jaw Pain (TMJ)
- Pediatric & Geriatric needs
Women's Health Problems
- Urinary incontinence, urgency and frequency problems
- Vulvodynia
- Pregnancy injuries or traumas
- Pelvic and Menstrual problems
- Lymphedema
- Coccydynia
- Episiotomy Scars / C-Section Scars
- Pudendal Nerve Entrapment
- Mastectomy Pain
- Infertility Problems
Pediatrics
MFR is a highly effective adjunct treatment which can produce consistent results in children suffering with orthopedic problems such as:
- Scoliosis
- Birthing trauma or injuries
- Head trauma
- Cerebral palsy
- Asthma symptoms
- Digestive and elimination issues
- Pelvic imbalances
- Other neurological and movement dysfunctions
- Torticollis
Initial Evaluation
Your initial appointment will be 75 minutes long which includes a complete evaluation of your history, posture, flexibility and strength for detection of your specific fascial restrictions and cause of your pain and dysfunction.
Individual Treatment Sessions
A typical appointment is 50 minutes long, however 80 minute and 100 minute appointments are available and commonly scheduled.
Co-Treatment Sessions
This is a must have experience! When you have four or six therapeutic hands simultaneously unraveling your compressed and tangled three-dimensional fascial web, the effectiveness of your treatment is significantly enhanced. Most patients describe this feeling as being on Cloud 9 or heavenly! For many, this produces results equivalent to multiple single treatments.
Intensive Programs
Our Intensive Treatment Program is a two to four week plan designed for individuals with chronic pain and limited mobility who have exhausted many other therapeutic options and are on the verge of losing hope.
This program includes:
- A comprehensive evaluation
- 15-18 therapist hours per week provided by our team of multi-talented and highly skilled therapists trained by John F. Barnes, usually including a daily co-treatment session
- Inner Journey and Myofascial Unwinding Workshop
- Self Treatment Plan includes the design and detailed review of an individualized home exercise program empowering patients to reproduce similar treatment results at home
- Re-evaluation at the end of the Intensive Program
What to Wear During Your Session
Myofascial Release is a whole body treatment approach. It is necessary to have access to your skin.
- Please bring or wear loose clothing
- Women: Please bring or wear loose shorts or a sports bra or a two piece bathing suit
- Men: Please bring or wear loose shorts
- Do not apply any lotions or oils to your skin before your appointment
MFR Treatment Sessions
Therapeutic and Hot Rock Massage
We offer gentle, relaxing and rejuvenating therapeutic massage helpful as an adjunct to your Myofascial Release treatments. Therapeutic massage helps to:
- Reduce Stress and Fatigue
- Boost the Immune system
- Increase circulation and flexibility
- Lower blood pressure
- Enhance sleep quality
Gym Program
After releasing your fascial restrictions and realigning the structure of your body we can help you to regain strength, endurance, balance and coordination with our Gym Program
Stretching Classes
Our stretching classes are led and guided by expert Myofascial Release therapists to teach proper and effective myofascial stretching and the use of many self-help tools.
