Healing Theory - Common Questions
"Why are my symptoms feeling worse?"
What you are experiencing is the
healing crisis -sometimes you feel worse before you feel better. Why does this
happen? This occurs as you begin to release into the deeper layers of
restrictions. Not only can the symptoms intensify, but also other sensations or
emotions may come to the surface. Usually this process lasts around 48 hours,
but can go on longer. This is your body's way of bringing your awareness into
what you are actually dealing with everyday, but you "tune out" and don't feel.
At times, it can feel like you are taking two steps forward and one step
backwards.
"What should I do if I have a flare up, or go
into a healing crisis?"
It can be very scary when your body
goes into a healing crisis. Always remember that myofascial release is never
injurious. Use the self-treatment techniques that your therapist taught you. A
regular self-treatment program combined with your therapy sessions will help
progress your healing process much faster. What also helps is spending some
quiet time bringing awareness into your body. Try to sink deeper into whatever
feelings come up. Let yourself feel your symptoms fully and get in touch with
what lies underneath. Give your body permission to let go of anything that is no
longer serving you, and give yourself permission to do and feel whatever you
need in order to heal. This may bring up memories, emotions, shaking, sweating
…the list could go on and on. The key is to let yourself go without any judgment
or holding back.
"I don't want to have to feel or remember that
again."
The fact is, on the subconscious
level, you are experiencing this all day and all night long, like a broken
record. To your subconscious the trauma continues to happen continuously. The
truck is about to hit you, the surgical knife is cutting you or you are still
experiencing the trauma. In the safety of the therapeutic environment it is
better to feel intense therapeutic pain or fear, etc for a short period of time
than to spend the rest of your life "coping" with it. "Coping" is a losing
battle, because your subconscious is controlling you by constantly bracing
against the unresolved trauma which then solidifies the ground substance of the
fascia. This constant subconscious bracing worsens and spreads the symptoms over
time.
"I've already dealt with that issue; I don't
want to be re-traumatized."
Myofascial Release never injures or
re-traumatizes! Myofascial Release allows for the discovery of unresolved
physical/emotional trauma. The mind/body then processes this information through
the conscious mind completing what was a fragmented experience allowing for
resolution. Myofascial release allows for healing on its deepest level.
"Why are my therapists treating my whole body
rather than my specific area of pain?"
Traditional doctors and therapists
were taught to futilely try to "fix" symptoms instead of looking for the cause
of the problem. Also, they usually overlook the effect that the consciousness
has on the healing process. The MFR philosophy is to look at the entire being,
not to just focus on where the symptoms are. This way the therapist can focus on
finding the root of the problem, and facilitate true healing in their patient.
For further information,
check the source:
www.myofascialrelease.com.
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