@helennicola I’m sorry it didn’t help you. It may depend on the source of your neck pain. If it is a structural problem of compression from something like a herniated disc or bone growth compressing a nerve, MFR wouldn’t change that. What MFR helps is tight tissue restrictions that are strong enough to cause misalignment or restrict body movements. If your body can’t move properly it can generate pain or uneven wear and tear on joints. One session of MFR isn’t enough. It’s like peeling an onion as you get deeper through layers of tight tissue restrictions. It took the body years to develop that pattern and it won’t be solved quickly. There is a lot you can do yourself to aid the work of the therapist. Many yoga type stretches holding a sustained pose will release fascia. The key is to not be aggressive, just hold it at the barrier and wait. It may take 5 minutes to start to move as the tissue changes state and unwinds itself. It has to be a shearing stretch. Too much force can tear fascia, increase pain and create scar tissue that makes it worse. The training of the therapist matters and the best ones have certification from John Barnes clinics. My insurance has paid for my MFR sessions when the therapist codes it as manual therapy in conjunction with other exercises.