Fibromyalgia Support Group
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Hey guys! Have any of you had myofascial release done and did it help? I thought I might try it to see if it helps and I would also know how to do it myself. I look at the grafts and stuff that segulley posts but I am afraid I will overdo it if I try it on my own first.
I've read lots of comments from people who got sick after a massage and I think the reason is because the massage therapist works the muscles so hard, it releases too much toxic at one time for the body to be able to cope with. I've been doing TP massage for 5 years on myself and have never gotten sick from it. I've gotten a couple of bruises on TPs that wouldn't break up due to ongoing stress in my life that was making things worse, but that's about it. And I used to do massage for at least an hour a day when I first started due to having sooooooo many active TPs.
I also think in retrospect that hormone level really affect myofascial pain. I'm hoping to someday get into menopause and I notice that as my hormones settle down, the pain is less with few active trigger points.
You might also check out youtube and see if you can find some videos about trigger point release to give yourself an idea of how others do it.