03/13/2026
Worth revisiting!
John has been asked to write an article about Myofascial Release and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Fibromyalgia for the January issue of Massage Mag, a national publication with 200,000 subscribers, and is available to read now. This informative and comprehensive article is titled “MYOFASCIAL RELEASE FOR FIBROMYALGIA & CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME”.
This is an excellent article to show your patients/clients suffering from fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome.
Below are a few excerpts from this informative, important article written by John……
“Fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome symptoms are remarkably similar. A person presenting with either condition can have pain throughout their body, headaches, joint tightness, limited range of motion, elimination problems, menstrual pain, depression, anxiety, exhaustion, sleep problems, mental lethargy and what has been called fibro fog or brain fog.”
“Most people with these diagnoses are exhausted, depressed and anxious. They have difficulty going to sleep and getting rest because of fascial restrictions that have not been recognized or properly treated.”
“The fascial system is a glide system, so you are always checking for glide or lack of glide. Wherever the motion is blocked is where they have fascial restrictions. This gives the therapist uncanny accuracy as to where to treat a client, and changes to motion will morph constantly.
We have close to 8 billion people in the world today; therefore, we have close to 8 billion unique fascial train patterns. This is why the protocols we learned have nothing to do with the person lying on the table.”
“Inflammation is an important part of the healing process, but when it becomes thwarted, it shuts the inflammatory process down and the ground substance of fascia, which is meant to be fluid, becomes increasingly viscous. Over time, the ground substance turns into hardened tissue with a crushing pressure on pain-sensitive structures.
Fascial restrictions can generate up to approximately 2,000 pounds of pressure per square inch. This crushing pressure does not show up on standard testing like X-rays, myelograms, CAT scans or bloodwork. Myofascial release is important for clients’ recovery because its sustained pressure will release interleukin 8, which mediates the body’s inflammatory response.”
Please click the following link to read the full article. https://myofascialrelease.com/resources/fascial-voice.aspx
Thanks!
Jeannine Rhoads
Seminar Director