30/10/2025
Have you been experiencing ongoing pain and putting it down to inevitable ageing or general wear and tear? Chronic pain is often linked to problems within our myofascial network.
Fascia is a continuous sheet of connective tissue surrounding and separating every organ, muscle, bone, nerve and blood vessel. It ranges from a thin membrane to a thick band containing layers of tightly woven collagen fibres buffered with lubricating fluid. It’s literally the matrix that keeps us together.
Healthy fascia is flexible and pliable. It provides structural support and transmits force when we move. Containing a dense network of sensory receptors and nerves, it contributes to our body's awareness of spatial position and movement. Unhealthy fascia is sticky, grainy or “crunchy”, causing painful restrictions or adhesions to form within the fascial layers.
We have spent almost 20 years specialising in fascial release during remedial massage. It is the reason we always (without exception) work on the superficial layers before getting into deep tissue therapy. This ensures there is no further trauma or damage caused by micro-tearing … because pain is definitely not always gain.
If you suffer from any of the following, please get in touch.
We can help:
• persistent deep, aching muscle pain that gets worse over time.
• tender knots in muscles which are painful when pressed
(myofascial trigger points).
• reduced flexibility and limited range of motion in a muscle or joint.
• difficulty finding a comfortable sleeping position due to pain and stiffness.
• "hunched" or uneven posture, such as one shoulder being higher than the other, indicating restriction pulling you out of alignment.
• numbness or tingling occurring when tightened fascia compresses nerves.
• nerve entrapment causing sharp pain, intense aching or electrical "zapping" sensations on movement.
• abnormal movement patterns as your body attempts to compensate for decreased range of motion, often causing pain on the opposite side.
• plantar fasciitis, inflammation and degradation of the fascia involved in supporting the arch of the foot, causing intense foot / heel pain.
• frozen shoulder (adhesive capsulitis), fascia and muscles surrounding the shoulder joint become inflamed, thickened and stiff, extensively limiting movement and causing severe pain.
• fibromyalgia, a complex syndrome involving numerous trigger points, amplified pain signals, inflammation and widespread physical fatigue.
