Good evening @ssiem37 and @sueinmn. I am another one of those chronic pain folks who is forced to find something or anything that brings relief without using techniques that increase rather than decrease my SFN (small fine neuropathy) pain. My MFR therapist has spent hundreds of hours in MFR training with John Barnes. She now owns her own clinic that focuses on pediatric patients as well as her MFR Expert work for adults. She is often called into the hospital to handle infants who need MFR to straighten out the fascia to help close skull openings and other abnormal body issues.

For me, I started with a once-a-week hour of basic MFR techniques. The goal was to keep the progressive neuropathy from taking over my life. It has now been 5 years and I cannot imagine how I would have survived without MFR. I now have two sessions a week and in so doing have eliminated all forms of pain medication other than medical cannabis. I should mention that very often on a treatment day, my body is pretty painful when I leave the clinic. Fascia has been stretched and then released. In so doing, I am left with discomfort by the end of the session. However, when I wake up the next morning I have my best and least painful day in front of me.

I think Sue addressed another issue and that is to be aware of what you should be doing for yourself between MFR sessions. Actually, my Yoga and Mindfulness teacher came up with a list of about 10 daily yoga stretches to keep my muscles flexible and calm until the next session. Mindful mediation, which I practice daily, can also provide me with a release of tension that could lead me right back to the pain game. As Spring brings melting snow and warmer weather, I will start walking along the river trail for up to 2 miles a day. This also is another supportive step to staying ahead of the fascia restrictions.

As we all know, there are no magic pills and no free lunches. Keep trying......don't give up.

May you be free of suffering and the causes of suffering.
Chris