Get back to doing what you love!
WELCOME to my site and YOUR Myofascial Release (MFR) journey! My name is Michele Lewis, and after 30 years of traditional Occupational Therapy, I have found a technique that I am passionate about! John F. Barnes MFR techniques allow me to help more people to increase their mobility, decrease or eliminate pain, and LIVE THEIR BEST LIFE!! I am an Occupational Therapist as well as a John F. Barnes trained Myofascial Release Therapist. I can help you move and feel better so that you can get back to doing the things that you love. Life is too short for limitations!
What IS fascia??
Fascia is the connective tissue that surrounds and infuses with every organ, muscle, nerve, and blood vessel all the way down to a cellular level. It is an elasto -collagenous complex that creates a web that extends from the top of the head down to the toes. Functionally, it serves to support and protect the structures, as well as to create separation between structures. It creates space through which nerves, blood vessels, and fluids pass.
FAQs
What is Myofascial Release?
JFB-MFR is a hands-on, specialized technique that involves gentle stretching and compression over time to treat painful restrictions in the body’s fascial system.
What will MFR do for me?
JFB-MFR restores range of motion and flexibility, thereby reducing tightness, pain, and discomfort. It is a highly effective technique for treating chronic or unexplained pain. MFR creates long lasting results and is safe and gentle for all ages (including babies!).
Why is JB-MFR more valuable than other treatments out there?
MFR is longer lasting than other modalities (ie. stretch, massage)
MFR therapists use time and pressure to make lasting changes within your body
MFR allows for decreased pain and increased function with daily activities
MFR therapists can hold your fascia in just the right way to allow for re-hydration so it can loosen it’s grip on your pain sensitive structures and begin to unravel, setting your body free
MFR therapists consider the entire body in gravity (standing) and out of gravity (laying on table) and can see where you may have a “snag” in your system causing pain.
Adhesions
Back Pain
Birth Trauma: (Brachial Plexus injury, Torticollis, etc)
Carpal Tunnel
Chronic Pain
Headaches
Jaw Pain (TMJ)
Joint Pain
Migraines
Conditions Treated:
Neck Pain
Pelvic Pain
Plantar Fascitis
Poor Posture
Scars
Sciatica
Scoliosis
Sports Injuries
…and more!
