12/02/2025
👉 When assessing an area for adhesions, we first use landmarks to get oriented.
Sometimes that means finding bony structures 🦴; other times it’s identifying the borders of the muscles 💪 in the region we’re palpating.
As we feel through the area, we can quickly sense whether a muscle has appropriate resting tone. At rest, muscles should feel relatively soft and relaxed, so when there is excess tone ⚡️, it gives us valuable information.
Subtle changes in texture, tension, or how the tissue layers move against each other can all hint that a restriction or adhesion is nearby 👀.
Often, the adhesion we treat involve a nerve that’s become stuck to surrounding tissues. But sometimes, the restriction is between two muscles, like the gracilis and adductor magnus in this case.
Once we locate the adhesion, we apply precise tension 🎯 to release it. This restores glide, reduces tension, and allows the area to move and function the way it’s meant to.