REAL RECOVERY = REAL GROWTH
For optimal muscle growth, increased strength, and overall body health, it's crucial to allow muscles to heal. If that's your goal, there are several methods to speed up and enhance recovery. Myofascial decompression in combination with manual bodywork not only helps with muscle growth but also aids in relieving chronic musculoskeletal pain, reducing muscle tension, and improving flexibility.
WHAT IS MYOFASCIAL DECOMPRESSION
MFD is a soft tissue mobilization technique that involves the application of negative pressure to the skin and underlying fascia using specialized cups. The cups are applied to specific areas of the body and are designed to create a lifting and separating effect on the tissue, which helps to release tension and improve circulation. It is often used to address musculoskeletal pain, muscle tension, improve range of motion, and promote tissue healing
Its primary use is to increase space between tissues, enhancing lubrication, glide, and the distribution of hyaluronic acid within these connective tissue elements
Timelapse of Myofacial Decompression on the back
MFD BENEFITS
Release and mobilize soft tissue restrictions, which improves
overall mobility and muscle flexibility
Increases soft tissue length and extensibility
Increases blood flow to aid healing and bring nutrients to tissue
Releases pain and muscle tension, reducing muscle spasm
Facilitates lymphatic drainage and detox
Increases healing response
Improves nerve mobility
THE SCIENCE BEHIND MFD
What is Fascia?
Fascia is a thin casing of connective tissue that surrounds and holds every muscle, organ, blood vessel, bone and nerve fiber in place. The tissue does more than provide internal structure; fascia has nerves that make it almost as sensitive as skin. When stressed, it tightens up.
Fascia is a stringy substance made mostly of collagen. Collagen is a type of protein that provides strength and flexibility. Fascia is soft, loose and made up of multiple layers.
When your fascia tightens, due to injury, poor posture, repetitive motion, stress, and other factors, it can restrict the movement of your muscles and tissues, causing pain and other health conditions
UNDERSTANDING THE FASCIA SYSTEM
Unlike muscles knots, tight fascia doesn't release solely with massage pressure. Myofascial Decompression utilizes negative pressure to stretch and release the fascia by using a suction cup, which creates a vacuum on the skin and underlying tissue. This vacuum helps to stretch the fascia, release adhesions and restrictions, improve blood flow, and alleviate pain.
HOW DOES MFD HELP WITH
MUSCLE GROWTH
by improving range of motion and muscle flexibility
Sometimes fascia can be so tight that it restricts muscle expansion and prevents growth. Tight fascia it's like wearing a belt that is too tight, not allowing the muscles to expand. Myofascial release gives the muscles the space and flexibility to grow
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​Decreasing pain and muscle tension, increasing healing response
The main tasks of the fascia as a sensory organ consist of communication and stimulus transmission. The largest number of receptors and nerve cells are located in the fascia, which flood our brain with sensory perceptions. The fascia system have ten times more nerve receptors than skin and muscles. This explains why a disturbance in the fascia area can lead to severe pain and tension and slow healing response
by improving blood flow and nutrients to tissue - drainage and detox
Lifestyle, bad posture, and other factors can cause poor blood circulation, which may prevent the muscles from receiving enough nutrients and oxygen to recover properly. The suction force of the cups expands tiny blood vessels (capillaries) under your skin, improving circulation in stagnant areas and bringing more nutrients the muscles need to grow
By promoting detoxification, millions of blood cells die every day in our bodies. With poor circulation, these cells can remain in our muscle fibers, retaining toxins and causing inflammation. The suction of the cups loosens the muscles and capillaries, releasing these cells and muscle waste back into the bloodstream to be filtered by the kidneys. This is why it's important to properly hydrate after a session.
To best enhance muscle growth, a combination of manual pressure ( massage ) and myofascial decompression is optimal.
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