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Myofascial Release Therapy (MFR) for treating compression and pain
Neuropathy | Last Active: Aug 14 2:32pm | Replies (324)Comment receiving replies
@jenniferhunter Good afternoon my friend. I have been keeping up with your progress. It appears that you thoroughly take stalk of each progressive recovery stage and find the right things to do mentally and physically. Congratulations.....
I do have a couple of wonderments about the intro to your MFR discussion. One of the very helpful outcomes from MFR is the ability to get feeling back in your feet so you can drive. Another one is the after surgery TKR healing around the knee area. And third, for me, are my wrists and arms, currently suffering from SFM (small fiber neuropathy). Both shoulders have had their surgeries and the same for the wrists, elbows, and fingers, e.g. thumbs. I can't imagine and hope never to have to find out how much MFR keeps those body parts reasonably calm in spite of injuries and aging.
Since most of those medical issues fall under group category Neuropathy, would it be good to add that to your list?
May you be safe, free, and protected from pain.
Chris
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@artscaping I took this list from the information on the MFR website. It may be that neuropathy wasn't on this list because there are different types of neuropathy and several causes. The physical causes where nerves are compressed can be helped by MFR if it relieves that compression and re-hydrates the tissues, and gets the body back to better alignment. There are cases where MFR probably doesn't help, and they probably didn't want to give false hope to people with those types of issues. It really does help a lot of conditions, and tissue restrictions can lead to other problems and even possible cancers according to my physical therapist because the waste products and toxins are trapped in dehydrated tissue. Cancer would be a reason to avoid MFR stretching because it can liberate cancer cells and allow them to migrate. John Barnes who invented this therapy about 40 years ago is older himself and stays in pretty good shape because of MFR, so he is an example of what is possible. I know mentor, John Bishop, mentions this discussion a lot and his experience might shed some light on it. Thanks for your kind words. It always helps especially when a person is recovering. As I write this, I am not in pain, but I have limits on how much I can do before my ankle will swell inside the cast. That kind of makes me crazy when that happens and I can't escape, so I stay patient and take it easy. FYI for anyone else just tuning in, I fractured my ankle several weeks ago.