Myofascial Pain Syndrome Support Group

Myofascial Pain Syndrome (or MPS) is a term used to describe one of the conditions characterized by chronic pain. It is associated with and caused by "trigger points" (TrPs), sensitive and painful areas between the muscle and fascia. The symptoms can range from referred pain through myofascial trigger points to specific pains in other areas of the body. It may be related...

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Myofascial stretch book

richannamae
richannamae
http://www.amazon.com/Myofascial-Stretching-A-Guide-Self-Treatment/dp/1427602166
richannamae
richannamae
I bought this book and it says to hold stretches for at least 90 to 120 sec up to 5 min to stretch out fascia ..Im in baby stages seeing how it works I never heard this before
Pumpkin31
Pumpkin31
Stretching's been hotly debated here every now and then, there have been many recommended 'length' to hold the stretch for (take me, for example, I go with the 15 seconds I was taught on my pain management course and it's always worked for me and the longer stretches have always sent me into flare up).

Generally, I think the conclusion that we've reached is to go by how you feel doing the stretch. Don't hold the stretch so long you have pain just because the book says you should.

I hope you find the book helpful
Zingara
Zingara
Interesting. I agree with Pumpkin that you should adjust the stretches and the length of time to your body and not the experts.. Please tell us how you make out.

Best,

Tink
richannamae
richannamae
So far so good I havent thrown my back out..lol I am adding about 5 seconds per week to my stretches and some I havent touch yet...That may not seem like a lot to some but it is all I can do slow and steady..I have noticed some differences in how I feel..I will keep you guys
posted again :)
Pumpkin31
Pumpkin31
Wonderful news richannamae, I am delighted for you :)

It's so tempting to ignore the slow and gentle start and end up in pain from the resulting flare up. It surprises a lot of people how effective even just stretching for a few seconds is, not to mention how 'good' it feels, for the mind as well as the body.
richannamae
richannamae
Thank you ..I have over done it many times and ended up in a flare for months I will not do that lol I hopefully learned over the years :) I always stretched but just not this long.. It does seem to have a positive effect so far My ankles were the smallest they have been in 5yrs( since I had my ablation done) I was out of my own bed for 10hrs that day it did something to me not sure what but ankles swelled up that night and never went down
Community LeaderMid
Mid
Gentle, flowing movements..., yes, when you find the right fit for your body, you can feel better.
deleted_user
deleted_user
richannamae thanks so much for the book info. Hope this keeps working for you sounds great.
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