What it is,
and what it does.
Myofascial release is hands-on soft tissue work. Your physio applies slow, sustained pressure to a tight or restricted area, usually a muscle and the connective tissue around it, to ease pain and help it move more freely. At Aspire Physio it is one of the tools used in treatment, not the whole treatment.
Your physiotherapist decides after assessment whether it will help you. If it will not, or something needs a doctor, we tell you.
Research on myofascial release is mixed. Some studies show short term reductions in pain and gains in range of motion. The quality of the evidence is generally low, and the effect tends to fade if nothing changes in how you move or load the area.
To open a window. We follow it with movement and strength work, because release on its own is rarely the answer.
The pressure can be uncomfortable, but it should stay tolerable. Tell your physio and they adjust it.
Four places
it earns its time.
Neck and upper back tension
From desk work and long hours at a screen.
Tight hips, hamstrings and calves
Common in people who sit all day and train hard.
Lower back stiffness
When it limits how you move or train.
Areas that feel locked up
Once an injury has settled and the area still will not move freely.
Settle it, find the cause,
build the strength.
Settle the pain
Hands-on work such as myofascial release, trigger point therapy and joint mobilisation, used where it helps and for as long as it helps.
Find the cause
A movement and postural assessment, side to side, joint by joint. What is weak, what is stiff, what is compensating.
Build the strength that holds it
Corrective exercise and loading, so the area stops being the weak link. Your physio and your strength coach work from one plan.
Your first visit
is free.
Your first consultation is free. We review your history, screen for the root cause and propose a treatment plan.
Book a time and we walk you through the plan on the day. There is nothing to pay for the consultation and no obligation to continue.
Aspire is a licensed clinic. If your health insurance covers physiotherapy, you can claim it back. We do not bill insurers direct. We give you dated receipts, a consultation report and your treatment plan.
Myofascial release,
answered.
Does myofascial release hurt?
The pressure can be uncomfortable, but it should stay tolerable. Tell your physio and they adjust it.
How many sessions will I need?
It depends on the cause. We reassess at each visit and change the plan with the results.
Can I keep training?
Usually yes, with the program adjusted around the problem area. Your physio will say what to change.
Is myofascial release the same as a massage?
Both are hands-on. Massage is often general. Myofascial release targets a specific restricted area with slow, sustained pressure, and your physio chooses it after assessing how you move.
Is it right for me?
We assess first. If myofascial release will not help, or something needs a doctor, we tell you. It sits alongside the other techniques on our manual therapy page.
Is the first consultation free?
Yes. Your first consultation is free. We review your history, screen for the root cause and propose a treatment plan. There is nothing to pay and no obligation to continue.
Can I claim physiotherapy on my insurance?
If your health insurance covers physiotherapy, you can claim it back. We do not bill insurers direct. We give you dated receipts, a consultation report and your treatment plan.
Where is the clinic?
Aspire Physio is at Jasmine City on Sukhumvit Soi 23, Asok, a short walk from Asok BTS and Sukhumvit MRT. We are open Monday to Friday 7am to 8pm and Saturday and Sunday 8am to 4pm. Free parking on site for up to 2 hours.
Start with a
free assessment.
If myofascial release will help, your physio uses it. If something else will help more, they say so.
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