Who developed Myofascial Release?
Myofascial Release was developed by John F. Barnes, a physical therapist from Pennsylvania. He began working with the fascia in an intuitive way and discovered the techniques he teaches today.
What is Myofascial Release?
Myofascial practitioners work with releasing painful muscle and fascial movement. Myofascial restrictions occur from trauma, surgery, and inflammatory processes throughout the body. These myofascial restrictions can produce pressures of approximately 2000 pounds per square inch on pain sensitive structures that do not show up on any standard tests such as MRIs or x-rays. This enormous …
How many herbs are in the Chinese pharmacopeia?
There are 530 common herbs in the Chinese Materia Medica, with many more that are more rarely used or no longer available. In our pharmacy we carry 230 of the individual herbs and 64 of the pre-mixed formulas.