What is Fascia and Myofascial Release?

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I’ve been in about 5 major car accidents and a fall off a swing onto my arm in my day among a series of emotional trauma events. I am 43 now and have lived the majority of my life with an insane amount of pain.

I remember in high school, my shoulder killed me just for wearing a denim jacket. I remember waking up in the middle of the night to my calf muscles literally flipping over (worst pain ever) and never recovering.

Turns out, on top of the injuries, I have Ehler’s Danlos/hypermobile joints.

I have done just about everything to try and heal myself. Diet, stretching, all the exercises, machines, you name it.

With all of the injuries and hyper mobility, I live in extreme pain. After my last car accident in 2019, my jaw, shoulder and ear jolted out of place and I have had fluttering and itching in my ear since.

I ordered these Myofascial Release Tools from Amazon after seeing a video online with someone using one. I can’t stop using it!!!!

The little metal one is coming with me to work. I stand all day, no sitting, and ache by the end of my shift and maybe this can help ease some tension during my breaks.

Fascia is a network of cartilage throughout your body. Take a gander at the screenshot of Google ->

What this tool does is release the fascia. Apparently it isn’t supposed to be hard and crunchy-it is supposed to be more jelly-like similar to an octopus. Studies have shown that releasing your fascia can aid in countless health benefits; mainly weight loss and pain relief.