Myth

Myth #1 One of my legs is shorter
Actual leg length discrepancies are very rare. Unbalanced hips are often the cause of one leg seeming shorter than the other. The hips can be rotated; one hip rotated forward and the other rotated back, which most people have to some degree. It's also very common to have an up slip in which one hip is higher than the other. Uneven hips can cause other issues as well like back pain, sciatica, plantar fasciitis, headaches and many other symptoms. Typically, when the hips come into balance the legs will become even in length. Wearing shoe inserts to even out leg length will only keep your hips twisted and pain growing over time. To balance your hips, you start by releasing the restrictions in the fascia in your legs, glutes, belly and back. It would be ideal to learn to release these areas yourself so that you can repeat the releases as often as you need. Then you can correct your muscle compensations in these same areas learning to use all of these muscles properly and increasing their true strength to hold your hips in balance long term. This is exactly the process I guide my clients through in my Become Pain Free Program.

Myth #2 When I have pain I should ice it
Icing is only potentially useful for the first three days after a fresh injury, though you do not have to ice at all. Icing for regular pain relief can really slow your healing process. The body's natural inflammatory response is an important part of the healing process. When you ice you stop that inflammatory process from finishing. This traps inflammation in your body and can cause more fascial restrictions and slow healing. To heal we have to get that trapped inflammation out of your system. Self therapy and MFR treatment are meant to kick up your body's natural inflammatory response on purpose to get that old trapped inflammation out. Whether you choose to ice a fresh injury or not is of course a personal choice, but I certainly would not recommend ice for general pain relief. Why not heal the pain for real instead of just putting it on ice.

Myth #3 Immobilize areas of pain by wearing a brace
Unless you have a broken bone or an injury which needs to set or knit itself back together, you want to avoid immobilization. It should not be used for daily pain relief. When you immobilize an area of your body it will increase the fascial restrictions that are formed there which in turn will decrease mobility and strength and increase pain in the long run. Restrictions in your fascia and muscle compensations are typically the cause of joint pain that prompts people to reach for a brace. Releasing the restrictions and correcting your muscle compensations will allow you to help your joints be as healthy as possible and help you become pain free.

All of these myths come down to healing the true cause of the pain vs. short term symptom relief. The real trouble with just relieving symptoms is that you are leaving fascial restrictions in your body that can misalign your spine, wear down your joints and make more trouble over time. In my online Become Pain Free program I teach all my clients to relieve their own pain, deeply release the restrictions in their fascia and correct their muscle compensations. That way when your body uses aches, pains and symptoms to ask for help you know exactly how to relieve it and give it just what it needs! Listen to your body's messages and let's heal it now! Listen to your body's messages and heal it now!

MFR Myths 1
	There are so many confusing aspects to healing. Let's look at a few common myths so they don't fool you. Myth #1 One of my legs is shorter Actual leg length discrepancies are very rare. Unbalanced hips are often the cause of one leg seeming shorter than the other. The hips can be rotated; one hip rotated forward and the other rotated back, which most people have to some degree. It's also very common to have an up slip in which one hip is higher than the other. Uneven hips can cause other issues as well like back pain, sciatica, plantar fasciitis, headaches and many other symptoms. Typically, when the hips come into balance the legs will become even in length. Wearing shoe inserts to even out leg length will only keep your hips twisted and pain growing over time. To balance your hips, you start by releasing the restrictions in the fascia in your legs, glutes, belly and back. It would be ideal to learn to release these areas yourself so that you can repeat the releases as often as you need. Then you can correct your muscle compensations in these same areas learning to use all of these muscles properly and increasing their true strength to hold your hips in balance long term. This is exactly the process I guide my clients through in my Become Pain Free Program. Myth #2 When I have pain I should ice it Icing is only potentially useful for the first three days after a fresh injury, though you do not have to ice at all. Icing for regular pain relief can really slow your healing process. The body's natural inflammatory response is an important part of the healing process. When you ice you stop that inflammatory process from finishing. This traps inflammation in your body and can cause more fascial restrictions and slow healing. To heal we have to get that trapped inflammation out of your system. Self therapy and MFR treatment are meant to kick up your body's natural inflammatory response on purpose to get that old trapped inflammation out. Whether you choose to ice a fresh injury or not is of course a personal choice, but I certainly would not recommend ice for general pain relief. Why not heal the pain for real instead of just putting it on ice. Myth #3 Immobilize areas of pain by wearing a brace Unless you have a broken bone or an injury which needs to set or knit itself back together, you want to avoid immobilization. It should not be used for daily pain relief. When you immobilize an area of your body it will increase the fascial restrictions that are formed there which in turn will decrease mobility and strength and increase pain in the long run. Restrictions in your fascia and muscle compensations are typically the cause of joint pain that prompts people to reach for a brace. Releasing the restrictions and correcting your muscle compensations will allow you to help your joints be as healthy as possible and help you become pain free. All of these myths come down to healing the true cause of the pain vs. short term symptom relief. The real trouble with just relieving symptoms is that you are leaving fascial restrictions in your body that can misalign your spine, wear down your joints and make more trouble over time. In my online Become Pain Free program I teach all my clients to relieve their own pain, deeply release the restrictions in their fascia and correct their muscle compensations. That way when your body uses aches, pains and symptoms to ask for help you know exactly how to relieve it and give it just what it needs! Listen to your body's messages and let's heal it now! Listen to your body's messages and heal it now!