Self Myofascial Release

Self Myofascial Release or (SMR) is used to help correct existing muscle imbalances, reduce trigger points (knots within muscle) and inhibit overactive musculature. This can be used before excercise as well as after exercise. Self myofascial release is a stretching techinque that focuses on the neural system and fascial system in the body (or the fibrous tissue that surrounds and sparates muscle tissue). By applying gentle force to an adhesion or "knot", the elastic muslce fibers are altered from a bundled position (which causes the adhesion) into a straighter alignment with the direction of the muscle or fascia.-NASM