KOKORO BODYWORK:
GETTING IN TOUCH WITH YOUR INNER SELF
A Natural Way To Heal
DEEP TISSUE
Deep Tissue Massage is a healing technique based on the principle of free and uninterrupted energy flow and helps activate the natural healing processes in each patient's body as well as to restore their physical and emotional well-being. As a Licensed Massage Therapist, I help patients reduce their stress and anxiety, among other ailments.
MYOFASCIAL RELEASE
A technique often used in massage that focuses on pain arising from myofascial tissues. Myofascial release concentrates on releasing muscular shortness and tightness. This incorporates stretching and lengthening of the connective tissues, or fascia. All soft tissue protocols will be performed using african shea butter to avoid friction or irritation in the skin during the session unless otherwise.
WHAT IS IMPLIED
When working with the soft tissue, the therapist starts off by releasing the resistance of spasms, contraction, inflammation, trigger points and swelling. This goes from superficial to deep. In this process these conditions may feel a little sensational. Some areas may be mild and others more severe depending on what is going on within the body. These milking strokes help move fluid and waste products, reduce swelling and inflammation, clear most trigger points and reduce the resistance in the soft tissues.
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As an Energetic Healer I apply these techniques in a slow and safe manor to build trust in my clients and prevent unnecessary pain.
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Myofascial unwinding strokes are slow and allows the tissue to release without force. When there is too much force, it prevents the tissues from releasing and muscle fibers will resist from therapist. This may also cause more pain or inflammation and swelling which can prevent more damage to the muscle tissue.
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Myofascial unwinding release the bellies of the muscles before maneuvering the attachments over the bony prominences. These strokes go into the body slowly, sinking in and a slight direction is applied that'll follow the desired unwinding of each muscle fiber and only moves when tissue releases.
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Long term change happens when myofascial unwinding is approached. If not applied, even when muscle is relaxed, the muscle still will be bound and shortened by fascia which in fact will prevent change in the structure. In order to have long lasting results there needs to be a release in the core distortion pattern for balance and can be achieved by releasing old holding patterns initiating the release with the myofascial unwinding.
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Shortened individual muscle fibers and adhesions are released and to normalize scar tissue due to individual fiber strokes. The milking and myofascial strokes allows the therapist to work deeply with a minimum amount of sensation. The binding of muscle groups can work individually since the myofascia has released.
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These strokes work close to attachments and work on fibers that aren't part of muscle or muscle group. There are many fibrous tissue that go in all directions to try to immobilize damaged tissue for healing. When the scar has been healed, even if not released they still imply to help maintain the area in a state of mobility and can entrap nerves causing pain.