JB is a client who started seeing me with terrible hip pain. He and his wife went on a cruise and found himself sidelined with the pain. He described it as easily a 10 out of 10 or higher on his pain scale. While he found ways to participate in cruise activities the pain in his hip was always there. When he returned he saw his primary doctor and an orthopedic specialist. They diagnosed him with arthritis in his hip and told him at his age, 70, the pain is something he would have to “just manage” as he got older.  JB told me neither his primary doctor nor his orthopedic specialist touched him to evaluate his condition! JB was active for his age. He walked two miles a day, worked out several times a week, had a model train collection and sang in the choir at his church. He was really devastated that he may have to cut back on his hobbies and lifestyle or eliminate some of them all together.

Luckily his wife heard of me and myofascial release. JB came in for one session willing to try anything to help his pain. He admitted that he was not too sure about massage being able to help him. I let him know it was not a massage but Myofascial Release we would be doing. After his initial evaluation and bodywork session I recommended as many consecutive days as possible to break through the fascial patterns and restrictions causing his pain. I suggested some self care work to do at home and we booked his sessions. 

After his first session he said he felt “sore, but better”. Following his second session he said he was “starting to feel better and is noticing some tightness in his calves”. In his third session he asked for some neck and back work because while doing the suggested self care routine at home on his psoas, a hip flexor muscle, his neck would “get warm”. Before his fourth session he noticed he was “making progress”. When he came in for his fifth session he “felt much better!” He was able to do most of the things he normally would do around the house. He was back up to walking 1 mile! While his back and hips would feel tight afterwards he was able to do his self care routine and feel better. On his next visit he indicated that he was attempting his 2 mile walks again and that his pain afterwards was only a 2 out of 10 on his pain scale. After ten sessions over six weeks JB reported that his pain was “98-100%” gone and that [he] doesn’t even think about it anymore!” Imagine how much more quickly he would have felt better if he kept all of those appointments as close together as possible.

When JB comes in once a week now because he is blown away by how much better he feels with Myofascial Release. He is out of pain and we are working on old aches and pains and his general wellbeing. This is the kind of outcome that is not only possible with Myofasical Release but expected as well.